Lauderhill Truck Accident Lawyer

You have the right to a stress-free recovery after a truck accident. How are you supposed to get the care you need, though, when these accidents generate so many unexpected bills? Even if you have an emergency fund in place, your losses may rapidly outstrip your income.

Chalik & Chalik understands how financially and physically devastating these accidents can be. That’s why our Lauderhill, FL, truck accident lawyers offer to step in and help you manage your recovery. You can count on the personal injury lawyers in Lauderhill when the time comes for you to take your fight for fair truck accident compensation to civil court.

Taking Action After a Truck Accident

There are steps you can take to make your post-truck accident recovery all the more straightforward. First and foremost, you need to work with emergency responders to address any injuries you or your passengers may have endured in an accident. The sooner you can get essential medical care, the sooner you can move forward with a case.

Our team recommends cooperating with police officers and related parties at the scene of an accident. That said, do not admit or assume fault. If a police officer asks you to speculate as to who may be at fault for your accident, deflect or ask to speak with an attorney. If you’re not careful, you might open yourself up to a case of shared fault.

If you’re not injured, you can document the accident scene. We also recommend that you speak with bystanders and get their contact information. You also have the right to ask a liable party for their contact information, but do not pursue them to get that data. If a liable party flees the scene, inform the police. 

You can call an attorney from the scene of your accident or at a later date. Either way, we recommend connecting with a Lauderhill truck accident attorney to discuss what right you have to a personal injury claim. Our team can also help you formulate an insurance claim should you want to demand compensation on multiple fronts.

Who Do You Hold Accountable for Truck Accident Losses?

There are several different parties you can hold liable for a truck accident. In most cases, your right to hold these parties liable for your losses depends on what evidence of their negligence that you can bring forward. 

That said, contracts can also play a significant role in your right to hold certain parties liable for your losses. If you get into a crash with an independent contractor, you can hold that individual responsible for your losses. If you get into an accident with a corporate employee, you may have the right to hold that corporation responsible for your crash.

There’s also a chance that a third party, like a private motorist, may have contributed to your accident. You can work with an attorney to analyze the evidence and divide fault between the applicable parties.

Filing Insurance Claims After a Truck Accident

As mentioned, you may have the right to file an insurance claim with a liable party’s provider following a severe accident. So long as the party that hit you has the state’s minimum liability coverage, said provider should have the means to help you address your most pressing bills.

Insurance claims adjusters represent their companies and can conduct an independent assessment of your truck accident-related losses. Unfortunately, those assessments aren’t always accurate. Some insurance claims adjusters may opt to misrepresent your losses in an effort to save their employers money.

You don’t have to let these bad faith attempts to undermine your right to compensation stand. Our team can step in and challenge bad faith behavior on your behalf. We can also challenge a denied claim should an insurance provider refuse to recognize your losses.

How to Bring a Truck Accident to a Civil Judge’s Attention

If the party that hit you doesn’t have insurance, or if you want to pursue compensation on multiple fronts, you can file a truck accident claim with Florida’s civil courts. This process requires you to:

• Identify the party liable for your losses
• Bring forward evidence elaborating on the liable party’s negligence
• Prove that said negligence resulted in your economic distress
• Bring forward evidence elaborating on the value of your truck accident losses

You’re under no obligation to make these arguments alone, though. The truck accident attorneys in Lauderhill, FL, can make a case on your behalf. We can return to your accident scene and gather expert witnesses to better establish your case.

You can learn more about the services we offer truck crash survivors like you during a free, no-obligation case evaluation with our team.

Florida’s Personal Injury Statute of Limitations

If you want to take civil action against the party liable for your truck accident, make sure you do so within Florida’s statute of limitations. New statute changes, as reported by the National Law Review, note that Florida’s statute of limitations no longer allows you four years to investigate your losses.

Instead, Florida Statutes section 95.11(3)(a) now states that you must file your claim within two years of your accident. Failure to do so can see Florida’s civil courts deny you your right to a fair settlement.

Let Chalik & Chalik Exercise Your Right to Truck Accident Compensation

If you’re struggling to recover from a truck accident, turn to Chalik & Chalik. Our experienced attorneys can step in, take a look at the circumstances that led to your accident and offer you legal guidance. You can count on us to fight for your right to the most possible accident compensation following a negligence-based crash.

Are you ready to learn more about your right to a fair truck accident settlement? Contact Chalik & Chalik today. Our truck accident attorneys in Lauderhill, FL, want to discuss your right to legal action. You can book a free case evaluation with our team without committing to a trial.