Minneapolis Truck Accident Lawyer

When you get into an accident with a truck, you should hire a Minneapolis truck accident lawyer as quickly as possible to help you start dealing with the aftermath. Accidents with semi-trucks, and other large commercial vehicles, can lead to significant damage to your vehicle and possible personal injuries. These problems can cause significant monetary loss and damage to your quality of life. You have to worry about getting your vehicle fixed so that you can go to work and run errands for your family. You may have to deal with debilitating injuries that stop you from working and make you unable to participate in day-to-day activities. You should not also have to deal with getting the compensation you deserve when your accident was due to someone else’s negligence.

In a truck accident, sorting out whom to assign blame can be complicated. You could possibly collect from insurance companies for the driver, truck company, truck maintenance company, or the company that loaded the truck. There is evidence to gather outside of what might exist in other motor vehicle accidents. Truckers keep logs. Trucking companies must maintain driver and truck records. Many semi-trucks are outfitted with GPS trackers, dash cams, and black boxes that collect data. You need access to all this information, and more, to support your claim that the driver was negligent and caused your accident.

Why You Should Choose Tyroler Leonard Injury Law to Handle Your Truck Accident Case

Sorting out a claim after a truck accident can be a long and complicated process. You need a Minneapolis truck accident lawyer on your side who has the experience and tenacity to assign blame to multiple parties and hang in there when insurance companies try to give you a lowball settlement.

Our attorneys at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law have the experience you need. They have the compassion to treat every aspect of your experience as if it were their own. Over the years, our clients have offered dozens of testimonials to our work, noting not just results but how our team treated them through very trying times.

Knowing that you have a caring, tenacious truck accident lawyer on your side can help relieve the burden of your experience on you and your family. The work of our attorneys can help put you at ease and give you a chance to get the results you need and deserve. Review our victories and results in past cases to get an idea of how hard our lawyers work to ensure you get help with auto repair, personal injuries, and other expenses.

How Can Our Truck Accident Lawyer Help You?

Our lawyers at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law do not just say they care about justice for victims of other people’s negligence. They back it up in court and the legal community. Isaac Tyroler is an elected member of the Board of Governors of the Minnesota Association of Justice and a sought-after speaker. His partner, Rachel Sperling Leonard, is a member of the Minnesota Association of Justice. Our attorneys are not just committed to outcomes, they are committed to you. We will spend as much time as you need to help you understand the process. We will work with you on the plan for your claim and collect information from you to help your case. But we will not stop there. We will also ask you what you expect of us. Our relationship is not just client/attorney but a partnership.

Taking on Insurance Companies That Don’t Want to Pay

Following a truck accident, you may have to deal with several insurance companies. Truckers, trucking companies, and other businesses that may have been negligent in your accident have their own insurance companies. But these companies all have one thing in common. They do not want to pay. Our truck accident lawyers are well-versed in the manipulative tactics that insurance companies use. They are businesses that care about their bottom lines, not about making you whole. Some of the tactics our lawyers will watch out for on your behalf include the following:

• Offering a quick settlement under the guise of helping you. This is often a trick to take advantage of your mental state following your truck accident. They want to give you less money than you deserve before you have a full grasp of how much harm you suffered.
• Asking you to make statements on the record. Insurance companies want to record your statements so they can possibly use them against you later. They will try to use your own words to attack your character or your account of the accident.
• Denying and delaying claims in the hopes you give up. Under Minnesota Statute 541.07, you usually have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. Insurance companies hope you will miss that deadline. When they deny your claim, they hope you will give up because they are convinced that you or someone else was at fault. They may even claim that you do not have the necessary evidence to collect damages. Do not believe them.

Fighting To Prove the Other Party’s Negligence

Minnesota follows a comparative fault standard in personal injury cases, as stated in Minnesota Statute 604.01. Each party in a truck accident is assigned a level of blame. You can still collect if you are partly at fault for your accident. The dollar amount of your damages will depend on how much of the fault belongs to you. If there is a total of $1,000,000 of damages and you are assigned 30% of the blame, you can collect up to $700,000. This contributory fault standard works in your favor if you are not found to be more to blame than the truck driver. If you are, you cannot collect. You can bet that insurance companies will try to assign you more than 50% of the blame. That way, they can argue that your case should be dismissed as the accident was mostly your fault.

Our Minneapolis personal injury attorneys at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law have a long history of proving negligence on the part of other parties. We are not afraid to tackle complex cases where the blame may be assigned partly to you, the truck driver, and to the trucking company. We look forward to these kinds of fights because these are cases in which the insurance companies assume that they have the upper hand over regular people like you. They do not count on you hiring attorneys who know their tactics and will not allow them to strong-arm you in any way. We will prove the other party’s negligence in settlement hearings or a court of law. If they did not meet the duty of care they owe the public, and that results in a truck accident, they deserve to pay.

Negligent Reasons for Truck Accidents

There are many reasons why you might be involved in a truck accident with a negligent driver or trucking company. Their profits are tied to on-time deliveries and how many of those deliveries they can make. This leads to a culture where the dollar becomes more important than safety on the road. There are several types of unsafe driving issues attributed to the trucking industry, including but not limited to the following:

• Drowsiness
• Driving too long
• Inexperienced drivers
• Improper loading
• Drug or alcohol use
• Failure to slow down or stop during dangerous weather
• Improper maintenance
• Speeding and other infractions.

One or more of these factors may have played a part in your accident with a truck. To get the damages you deserve, you need the help of an experienced truck accident attorney to sort it all out. You will not get cooperation from the trucking company on your own. Let our attorneys at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law determine who was at fault. If there is blame to go around, we will make sure everyone is held accountable.

When to Take on the Trucker

Some truckers are on the road as owner-operators. They contract out their services to trucking companies, but they are responsible for taking proper care of their vehicles. If you are in an accident with an independent truck driver, they are liable for equipment failure or inadequate maintenance.

When to Take on the Trucking Company

Trucking companies sometimes make bad decisions to turn a profit. They hire inexperienced drivers. They do not pay for proper maintenance of their vehicles. They pressure their drivers to meet deadlines, resulting in unsafe driving. If any of these factors played a part in your truck accident, the trucking company is liable.

When to Take on a Cargo Loading Company

If your truck accident was caused by poor vehicle loading, the company that took on that job may be responsible for your damages. Their responsibility was to load the truck safely. If they did not do so, they did not meet their duty of care to the public.

When to Take on the Truck Maintenance Company

Trucking companies often use outside contractors to maintain their vehicles. If you get into an accident with a truck that wasn’t properly maintained, that company may be liable for all or part of your damages.

There may be multiple parties that should be held accountable for your truck accident. The driver may have been speeding to meet an unrealistic deadline in a truck that did not have a proper maintenance record. It can be overwhelming to try to sort this out on your own. Luckily, you do not have to. Our truck and car accident attorneys will work diligently to determine who is at fault in your accident. Whether we are taking on one insurance company or four, we look forward to fighting to get you the settlement or verdict you deserve.

Navigating Minnesota Trucking Laws

You should never hire an attorney that is not well-versed in federal and Minnesota trucking laws for a truck accident case. One reason truck accident cases differ from others is that truckers and trucking companies have additional standards they must follow. If they do not follow these standards, they can be found liable for accidents.

Our truck accident attorneys at Tyroler Leonard Injury Law have detailed knowledge of the federal regulations for truckers set out by the Motor Carrier Safety Administration. They also know all of Minnesota trucking laws and regulations that could apply to your case. If the trucker or trucking company cuts corners, we’ll be able to identify where. If they did not meet the standards of care they assume when conducting business, we will hold them accountable.

Why Do You Need a Minneapolis Truck Accident Lawyer?

If you are in a truck accident in Minnesota, the trucking company and its insurance agent will conduct their own investigations. You cannot count on their self-serving findings to help guide your case for damages. You need your own investigation, carried out by lawyers who are on your side and know exactly the types of information you need to collect. There are a lot of moving parts to a truck accident case, and you need information and data to prove your claims, such as:

• Truck maintenance records
• Driver history
• Driver logbooks
• Police reports
• Information from your medical team
• Eyewitness accounts
• Crash site examination and evidence-gathering reports
• Black box information, GPS, and dash cams.

Trucking and insurance companies will do everything they can to delay getting you the information you need. They may overload you with paperwork that is not pertinent in the hope that you will miss essential items. That approach will not work when you have truck accident lawyers like ours on your side. We will go over every piece of information they send and demand more when they try to hide the facts.

Minnesota Work Zone Truck Accidents

Work zones pose a significant danger if you are in a passenger vehicle and encounter large, heavy trucks. Speed limits are lower in construction zones, and drivers must follow authorized flaggers and traffic control signals. Truck drivers feel pressure to make their deliveries on time. Sometimes companies tie their pay to those deadlines and the overall number of deliveries they make. To maximize their pay, truck drivers may engage in negligent driving, such as switching lanes too quickly, speeding, or following too closely to get out of the construction zone.

If you are in an accident with a truck in a work zone, our Tyroler Leonard Injury Law attorneys will help you investigate and file your claim. We are well-versed in the laws governing work zones, such as Minnesota Statute 169.14 regarding speed limits. We will also investigate whether the driver violated the laws outlined in Minnesota Statute 169.06 by ignoring signals, markings, and authorized flag wavers.

What Types of Damages Will My Truck Accident Lawyers Try to Collect?

The types of damages and the amount you can recover from your truck accident depend on the severity of the crash and any injuries you suffer. Because semi-trucks are so large and heavy, it is not unusual for truck accidents to lead to significant damage. You can count on your truck accident lawyer to fight for every penny you deserve.

Compensatory Damages

The economic impact of fixing or replacing your vehicle and paying for medical care can upend your life. In a truck accident case, our lawyers will work tirelessly to ensure that insurance companies cover your expenses in several areas, including:

• Medical bills
• Lost wages
• Loss of future earnings
• Rehabilitation
• Legal fees
• In-home care
• Property damage.

Our team will also help you recover compensatory damages for the emotional impacts of your truck accident. You may experience problems like PTSD or anxiety following your accident. The negligent party should pay for your care. Money cannot fix your pain and suffering, but it can help you and your family start to move on.

Common Questions About Truck Accident Cases

Truck accident cases are complicated, and we are willing to answer any questions you might have before and during your case. The following are some common questions people ask our Minneapolis truck accident lawyers:

Being your lawyer is not just about getting you money to pay for your truck accident. The attorney/client relationship should be a partnership, and you should never feel intimidated by your lawyer. We will answer any questions you may have and explain any complicated legal jargon before we take on your case. and while we are fighting for you.

Call Our Minneapolis Truck Accident Lawyer for Help

Investigating truck accidents and assigning fault, potentially to multiple parties, is more complicated than other motor vehicle accidents. You need information from the trucking company, and you may have to deal with several insurance agencies who want you to give up or settle for a very low amount.

It is easy just to say yes and get it over with. You are busy dealing with the aftermath of your accident and figuring out how to get back to life as usual. But you do not have to take that road.

Choose a strong advocate who is not afraid of the insurance companies, will stick by you for years if necessary, and will fight to get you every penny of compensation you need and deserve. You are not in this alone.

Let the truck accident lawyers at Tyroler Leonard start preparing your case today so you can focus on healing. Call us at 615-259-1113 or contact us through our website.

Attorney Isaac Tyroler

Attorney Isaac Tyroler has been a strong advocate for injured people his entire legal career. He has a passion for righting wrongs, and he deeply cares about representing injured clients who may feel overwhelmed or uncertain about how to navigate the legal system. He is compassionate toward clients and aggressive with insurance companies and defendants. He is on the elected Board of Governors of the Minnesota Association of Justice (MAJ), the top personal injury lawyers’ group in Minnesota. And is currently the chair of MAJ’s legislative committee. [ Attorney Bio ]