Practice Areas
Chicago Personal Injury Attorney
Attorney representation in Chicago, Illinois Since 1985
Truck Accidents
Out of the 500,000 truck accidents that occur every year, 94% of the passengers or drivers in the vehicle colliding with the truck are injured or killed, and 5,000 truck accidents result in fatalities.
Research reveals that some of the most frequent reasons truck drivers are at fault include, rushing to meet a deadline, weariness due to lack of rest, or driving for too long a period of time. Mechanical failure, truck overload, or blind spots due to truck size that result in overlooking other vehicles are other common factors behind truck accidents.
Even though incident of injury and death in truck accidents is high, 75% of all truck accidents are not the fault of the truck driver, but are caused by negligence of the drivers in other vehicles involved in the accident.
At the Budin Law Offices, we have experience in representing truck accident cases, which includes a settlement for $850,000.00 and waiver of a $200,000.00 workers compensation lien to a truck driver who was rear ended at a tollbooth by another truck.
It is imperative that victims of truck accidents hire an attorney with a working knowledge of the federal trucking regulations. Trucks are subject to these regulations as well as the extended rules of the road that apply to automobiles.
By working with a personal injury lawyer experienced in handling cases involving truck accidents, you'll have a much better chance of protecting your rights and interests. If you've been involved in a truck accident, please call our office at 312-377-0700 to arrange a consultation for a free case evaluation.
Practice areas include, but are not limited to: auto accidents, personal injury, catastrophic trauma, construction accidents, dog bite, head injury, medical malpractice, birth injury, slip and fall, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, truck accidents, workers compensation, and wrongful death.
Our Law Offices are located at:
One North La Salle Street
Suite 1560
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, McHenry, Kane, Dekalb, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Livingston.