After a crash with a large commercial truck, if your injuries don’t prevent you from remembering the events leading up to the crash, the cause may seem obvious to you. But trucking accidents almost always have underlying causes that cannot be detected by those observing the crash. Trucking accidents require thorough investigation by an experienced truck accident attorney to determine all of the underlying causes so that we can determine who is to blame and who can be held liable for your injuries.
Liable Parties in Commercial Truck Accidents
In accidents where the truck driver was at fault for the accident, the trucking company or another employer is typically liable for one or more reasons which can include negligent hiring practices and negligent supervision. Depending on the underlying cause or causes of your accident, one or more of the following may be held liable for your truck accident injuries:
- Truck driver
- Negligent non-commercial driver who caused the accident
- Trucking company
- Another employer or lessee
- Freight shipper
- Freight broker
- Third party logistics provider (3PL)
- Manufacturer of defective truck, part, or equipment
- Seller of defective truck, part, or equipment seller
- Third party contracted to perform maintenance or repairs
- Third party hired to load truck
- Weigh station or weigh station personnel
- Government entity responsible for road design, construction, and/or maintenance, in defective roadway cases
If you have been injured in a Westlake Village and Agoura Hills truck accident, call the experienced truck accident attorneys of Ruderfor Law at 818-963-1981 or email us today to schedule your free initial consultation.
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