Truck Accidents

Amount of Damages – Truck Accidents

California Large Truck Accident Attorney John Rapillo, trial lawyer for victims, discusses the value of large truck accident damages in settlements and lawsuits in California. Read the rest of this entry »

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FAQs About Damages – Property Damage Recovery

You are entitled to compensation for any damage to your property in addition to your physical injuries. Car damage typically accounts for most property damage awards. In addition to the loss of value or repair costs associated with your vehicle, the contents of your car may also be damaged in an accident, and you can be reimbursed for damage to this property as well. If the property can be repaired, the amount of damages can be set at... Read the rest of this entry »

Truck Accident Deaths Involving Alcohol

Drunk driving accident statistics for trucks: 1982 through 2009. Fatal accidents involving large trucks and blood alcohol levels over the legal limit. See Table... Read the rest of this entry »

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Large Truck Fatal Accidents Statistics – 1975-2009

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, "A total of 3,163 people died in large truck crashes in 2009. Fourteen percent of these deaths were truck occupants, 70 percent were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles, and 14 percent were pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists... See Chart ... Read the rest of this entry »

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Large Truck Accident Statistics – 1993-2003

Statistics for fatal accidents and accident crashes involving large trucks for the period of 1993 through 2003. Read the rest of this entry »

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Truck Accidents

Driver fatigue is a common problem contributing to accidents involved large trucks because hours of service regulations are routinely violated. Careful examination of records after an accident often shows serious and even fraudulent violations of those safety regulations.

You need to contact an attorney as soon as possible because trucking companies are only required to maintain many of those records for six months. Without obtaining those records before they are destroyed, the injured person or survivors of a person killed in a truck wreck has a much more difficult time proving the trucking company’s negligence...

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Mr. Rapillo is a member of the California State Bar and the Central and Southern Districts of the United States Federal District Courts, and member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of California, Orange County Trial Lawyers Association and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Mr. Rapillo is former Vice President and Board member of the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association.

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