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Truck Accident Lawyers - Louisiana & Mississippi

Personal Injury Attorneys in Baton Rouge and New Orleans

When you’re driving down highways and interstates, you can’t help but notice the large trucks that take up the roadways. Weighing in at tens of thousands of pounds, these trucks can pose great danger to regular passenger vehicles and motorcycles sharing the road.

If you’ve been involved in a Louisiana truck accident, you’ll likely need help in getting the compensation you deserve for your injuries and damages. Let the Louisiana truck accident lawyers of E Eric Guirard lend a helping hand.

A Matter of Time

Hiring a Louisiana personal injury lawyer who specializes in handling truck accident cases is an important step toward recovery. While you have a lot on your plate following the accident, selecting a lawyer should be done relatively soon to ensure that evidence doesn’t begin to disappear. Important documents and records like inspection records don’t have to be kept by the truck driver or the company, meaning these important items can easily disappear after an accident. By having a personal injury lawyer on your side early on, he or she can act fast to recover these items and consequently strengthen your case.

Likewise, your Louisiana injury lawyer and his or her staff can begin immediate investigations of the accident scene and begin conducting a detailed analysis of the applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (www.fmcsa.dot.gov). Among the things your legal team will investigate about the truck driver and his or her employer are the following:

• Hours of service regulations
• Drug and alcohol testing
• Driver qualification files
• Hazardous materials transportation and safety
• Proper documentation
• Proper vehicle heights to prevent underride
• Proper placards and markings

While most commercial carriers operate their heavy trucks in a responsible manner, we find that far too many Louisiana accidents involving trucks involve compliance issues with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. As such, we believe it imperative that clients retain a lawyer who has in-depth knowledge of the laws and regulations that govern safe commercial carrier operation. At E Eric Guirard Injury Lawyers, we have experience in handling these catastrophic accidents and their resulting injuries. Without legal help from an injury law firm like ours, you may have no idea of the real value of your claim.

Other Important Steps

In addition to hiring a Louisiana personal injury attorney, you can take a few other steps to help the outcome of your case. Begin by saving documents that relate to your accident and injuries. Designate one safe, convenient location to place things such as accident reports, copies of medical records, photographs of your injuries and the accident scene, vehicle repair estimates or bills, and notes about your pain.

It’s likely that an insurance adjuster will contact you, if one didn’t already show up at the accident scene. You don’t have to sign releases or sign a statement about the accident or injuries. In fact, it’s best to refer insurance adjusters to your personal injury lawyer so that he or she can look out for your best interests and advise you on the best way to proceed.