COmpany Vehicle Accidents
Company vehicle accidents, or commercial vehicle accidents, can range in severity, but they’re all made legally complicated by the involvement of a business or corporate entity . Locke Henry Law has extensive experience handling company vehicle and commercial vehicle accident injury claims and negotiating with and suing companies for endangering lives.
COMMON TYPES OF Company OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACcidents:
Rear-End Collision
Jack-Knife Accidents
Rollover Accidents
Underride Collisions (when a smaller vehicle slides underneath the trailer of a larger truck)
Blind Spot Accidents
Tire Blowouts
Brake Failure
Accidents due to a fatigued or distracted driver
COMMON TYPES OF COMPANY OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT INJURIES:
Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs, like concussions or brain bleeds
Whiplash or other soft tissue injuries
Broken bones
Cuts and scrapes
Internal injuries like punctured lungs, internal bleeding, or organ rupture
Neck and spine injuries
Spinal Cord injuries
Burns
Loss of limbs during or as a result of the accident
HAVE YOU BEEN IN A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT?
CONTACT LOCKE HENRY LAW TODAY
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A company vehicle, or commercial vehicle, is any kind of car or truck owned by a company and operated by an employee of that company. Amazon and other delivery vans, energy and construction company trucks, garbage trucks and the like are company vehicles, too. The term covers a wide range of motorized vehicles owned by a company than can, and frequently do, cause accidents and harm to other drivers.
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If you get into an accident with a company vehicle, its imperative that you immediately check yourself for any injuries and make note of what you’re feeling. Call the police so that they can write a police report, exchange insurance information with the other party, take photos if you’re able to, and call an ambulance or seek medical treatment.
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Locke Henry Law can help you seek treatment from medical specialists should you need it (at no cost to you), and negotiate with the company’s insurance carrier and any opposing counsel the company may have hired. Additionally, attorneys are privileged to things like discovery, which can provide insight into any negligent or illegal activity on the part of the company’s driver.