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Our legal team has more than ten years of experience handling truck accident cases and securing compensation for our clients. If you or a loved one suffered injuries, trust your case with a Pasadena personal injury lawyer at KJT Law Group. We provide free, confidential consultations so you can learn more.
Contact us to learn more about what a Pasadena truck accident attorney can do for you.
Choose Our Law Firm as Your Pasadena Truck Accident Lawyers
When you hire KJT Law Group to represent you in your Pasadena injury accident case, you have our knowledge, skills, and resources on your side. We know how to navigate the legal process and win cases for injured clients. Over the last decade, we have secured $100+ million.
Unlike many other law firms, KJT Law Group is not a mill, and we do not refer cases to other firms. We carefully select our cases to ensure we can provide the level of attention and support every client deserves. All clients work directly with a personal injury lawyer and never have to wonder if they are a priority for our law firm. We also offer services in Spanish and Armenian if you prefer.
No case is too large or too small for our legal team. We have a long track record of securing fair compensation for our clients through hard work and fighting to protect their rights. Some of our recent truck accident case outcomes include:
- $3 Million: Compensation secured for a truck driver who underwent multiple surgeries and missed work after being hit by a careless semi-truck driver
- $2.8 Million: Award secured through arbitration for a client who suffered injuries after being rear-ended by a garbage truck
- $400,000: Money won for a client hurt by a careless truck driver
Our former clients provide word-of-mouth recommendations to family and friends, ensuring our strong reputation continues to grow in the areas we serve. They also provide glowing recommendations and reviews for our attorneys, including:
- “The attorneys at KJT Law Group are very knowledgeable, persistent, and amazingly driven. I’m very happy that I chose them to represent me.”– Leana G.
- “Vache Thomassian and Caspar Jivalagian from the KJT Law Group fought hard on my behalf every step of the way. I am very pleased with the result. They are knowledgeable and patient and will treat you like a priority. Without a doubt, I would highly recommend them to you.”– A.A.
- “Professional, pleasant, and true advocacy all the way. They really helped me and supported my claim. I highly recommend to everyone.”– Rosalilia M.
Our semi-truck accident attorneys handle Pasadena accident cases on contingency agreements. We do not ask for upfront payments or fees. We only get paid from the money we recover.
Our Truck Accident Lawyers Seek Maximum Compensation for Your Injuries
As injury attorneys in Pasadena, we know a lot about how our clients get the treatment and therapies they need to recover as fully as possible from their accidents. We are familiar with Huntington Hospital and can meet with you and your family there if you are still receiving inpatient care. Huntington Hospital is listed as a Level II trauma center and is located on W. California Boulevard in Pasadena.
We can begin building your truck accident claim for compensation while you continue to heal. In addition to gathering evidence to show fault and liability, we will document your expenses and losses to maximize your financial recovery.
The most common recoverable damages in Pasadena truck accident cases include:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical care and support expenses
- Lost income, including wages, tips, and commissions
- Diminished earning capacity if there are lasting disabilities
- Property damage repair or replacement, including your vehicle
- Related expenses with receipts
- Pain and suffering and other intangible losses
We also handle wrongful death actions. If you lost a loved one in a fatal truck accident, we can manage your family’s wrongful death claim and seek compensation for your family’s future. We can fight for justice and compensation for your loved one’s medical bills, financial support your loved one would have contributed, funeral and burial expenses, loss of household services, loss of love and companionship, and loss of consortium.
Who Is Liable for Your Pasadena Truck Accident?
Truck accidents are typically more complex than car accidents because several parties may be liable, not just the person who caused the crash.
In most cases, we pursue compensation from the driver’s employer. This is often a trucking company or corporation that operates its own fleet of trucks. This is possible under respondeat superior (vicarious liability), a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for their workers’ negligence while they are on the job. For example, if driver fatigue or reckless driving caused your crash, the trucking company would likely be liable.
The truck company could also be directly liable if its actions or inaction (e.g., requiring drivers to skip rest breaks, not maintaining the fleet, failing to do a background check) caused or contributed to the accident.
Other liable parties could include:
- A maintenance company
- A cargo loading company
- A manufacturer
- A shipping company
- A government entity
What If I Contributed to the Accident?
You can still qualify for compensation, even if you contributed to the accident. California follows a pure comparative negligence rule, which states that people injured in accidents can still recover compensation as long as they were not totally at fault for the accident.
However, comparative negligence laws also state that any fault you share will decrease your final damage award. For example, if the jury determined that you were 20 percent responsible and your final damage award was $500,000, you would be able to recover $400,000 (80 percent of your final award).
How Can Your Lawyer Secure Compensation in a Truck Accident Case?
There are several ways our legal team can win compensation for you based on the injuries and damages you suffered. This includes:
- Negotiating a settlement, the most common way we successfully close cases
- Litigating the case, which includes taking the case to trial and asking the jury for fair compensation
- Mediating the case
- Arbitrating the case, when a trained third-party arbitrator hears the case and hands down a binding decision
How Long Can You Wait to Call a Pasadena Truck Accident Attorney?
Contact us as soon as possible after your crash. If your loved one has catastrophic injuries and cannot make the call, reach out on their behalf. We need to act quickly to preserve the evidence that will support your family’s financial recovery.
While we need to get started quickly, the statute of limitations on injury lawsuits is set by CCP § 335.1. Under this statute, you generally have two years to file the paperwork to start an injury or wrongful death lawsuit.
If you fail to file within this time limit, the judge will likely throw out your case. You can continue negotiations with the insurance company; however, without the threat of a lawsuit, you don’t have much leverage. You will likely need to take what the insurer offers, even if it’s much less than you deserve.
Our Lawyers Build Compelling Cases Based on Pasadena Truck Crashes
As personal injury lawyers, our team of attorneys knows how to develop a convincing case against the at-fault driver and their employer. As soon as a client hires us, we take the necessary steps to preserve evidence and show what occurred. In Pasadena truck accidents, this often includes sending the trucking company a spoliation letter to prevent the loss of any key evidence in its possession.
Trucking companies often have a lot of evidence in these cases because of state and federal regulations that require them to monitor their drivers’ rest, activities, and other actions. We can learn a lot from onboard computers, rest logs, and dashcams.
Other common evidence in a truck accident case includes:
- The accident report from the Pasadena Police Department
- Eyewitness statements
- Video of the collision
- Photographs from the scene
- An accident scene survey
- Accident reconstruction
- Physical evidence, such as the damage done to each vehicle
- Maintenance records
- Shipping logs
- Relevant medical records
- Opinions from industry experts and medical specialists
- Documentation of the victim’s damages
Our Pasadena Truck Accident Attorneys Know the Common Causes of Truck Accidents
The trucking industry is necessary to keep grocery shelves stocked and ensure consumers have the products they need and want. However, trucking companies require their drivers to stick to tight and sometimes unrealistic schedules. Federal laws enforce hours of service regulations to ensure drivers get regular rest breaks.
Still, commercial truck drivers make mistakes behind the wheel and cause collisions. These causes could include:
- Failure to yield when turning
- Moving over without clearing the next lane
- Running red lights and stop signs
- Failing to stop when traffic in front of them does
- Following too closely
- Backing without checking behind the truck
- Jackknife accidents
- Failure to maintain their lane
Loss of load, load shift, and part failures can also cause truck crashes. Common contributing factors are issues with the route, pressure from dispatch to make up time, distracted driving, drowsy driving, speeding, and drunk or drugged driving.
Some areas around Pasadena where truck traffic is often heavy include:
- I-210, also known as the Foothill Freeway
- Colorado Boulevard, which is commonly used to access commercial businesses
- Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway
Pasadena is home to many businesses and commercial ventures that depend on trucks to bring merchandise and supplies. A truck traveling through Pasadena might be:
- Taking food to the flagship Whole Foods location in downtown Pasadena
- Delivering materials to projects headed by Parsons Corporation
- Bringing supplies for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Making a delivery at any of the hundreds of shops, restaurants, and stores
This means that a truck collision could occur almost anywhere in Pasadena. When it does, our legal team is here to help. We understand the causes of these collisions and how to document what happened and how it affected your life. Let our Pasadena truck accident lawyers fight for justice for you while you focus on treatment and healing. Call KJT Law Group today.
Discuss Your Pasadena Truck Collision Injuries With Us for Free
At KJT Law Group, our legal team will evaluate your rights and legal options based on the facts of the case. You can learn how our Pasadena truck accident lawyer can help you by connecting with our team today. Our initial consultations are always confidential and free.
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