Portland Trucking Accident Attorney

If you have been injured or have lost a loved one in a Portland, Oregon trucking accident, you deserve to have a lawyer on your side to fight to protect your rights and bring the negligent driver to justice for his or her actions. You deserve to receive monetary compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, future medical care and emotional pain and anguish.

By thoroughly investigating and evaluating the circumstances of your accident, a Portland trucking accident lawyer can determine what your claim is worth, how to prove the liability of the other driver and what needs to be done at this point to help secure maximum compensation for your injuries and losses. At our firm, our skilled attorneys help clients throughout Portland and the surrounding areas in Oregon who have suffered losses due to a trucking accident. We can file personal injury and wrongful death claims on behalf of our clients to help them take immediate legal action.

Truck Accidents in Portland, Oregon

According to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), one out of nine traffic fatalities in the U.S. in 2007 involved large trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds. Of these fatalities, 75% of the victims were passengers in other vehicles.

When a commercial truck, big rig, 18-wheeler or tractor trailer is involved in an auto accident, this spells disaster. A typical passenger car stands no chance against a large truck which may weigh anywhere from 10,000 to 80,000 pounds. The sheer size and weight of a commercial truck will cause it to crush anything in its path if it is moving at high speeds. Even in low-speed accidents passengers in other cars, pedestrians and bicyclists can sustain serious injury.

Portland Trucking Accident and Injury Lawyer

Trucking accident claims often involve large commercial trucking companies and insurance companies. Both may have attorneys on their side whose sole purpose will be to prove that they cannot be held liable for the accident. The insurance company may try to deny your claim or delay payment. They may offer you a settlement worth only a portion of what your claim is really valued at.

Contact a Portland trucking accident attorney at our firm to see how we can help protect your interests in the face of a serious truck accident and injury.