Have you been injured by cargo that fell from a truck or other commercial vehicle in Texas?
With 20 years of experience in helping accident victims, Houston attorney Michael Grossman can help you.
The City of Houston is, unfortunately, the home of many recent cargo
related accidents. These accidents represent a unique occurrence of
trucking accident law due to the inherent difficulties you are likely to encounter. For example, the truck that caused the accident is often not aware that the accident even occurred. Other times, they simply flee the
scene.
Generally these accidents involve cargo that has fallen off of a
trailer or out of the back of a cargo container, or cargo that is
forced off of a trailer due to a collision with another vehicle or an
immobile object such as a bridge. These accidents are particularly
devastating simply because the cargo carried by such large trucks is
rarely anything but the most massive cargo.
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It is very common for the cargo that falls from these trucks to weigh
more than the vehicle that it collides with. As you can imagine, the
results are often tragic.
These types of cases differ slightly from conventional trucking
accident cases because there are often multiple defendants. For
instance, the cargo may have been loaded by a company other than the
operator of the 18-wheeler or delivery vehicle. It is very common for
much of the liability in these types of accidents to fall on the
company that loaded the trailer or bed because they improperly
restrained the cargo.
In some instances, the defendants can be tricky to locate without a
thorough investigation. This is quite common in scenarios where the
truck driver was never aware that the cargo fell from their vehicle. In
such an event, our attorneys will launch an investigation to identify
the cargo and trace its origin back to the truck that it fell from.
Other possible defendants may be the company who manufactured the
trailer, tie down straps, or other restraint devices or equipment, if
it is determined that those devices failed to work properly.
In cases where the cargo was knocked from the vehicle due to an
encounter with an overpass, power line, trees, etc. the person or
organization that designated the route for the truck driver may be to
blame.
At the very least, these types of accidents open the door to many potential areas of difficulty for non-attorneys. Our Dallas, Texas cargo and trucking accident attorneys can help you navigate through all of the pitfalls to ensure that you receive the maximum compensation for your injuries.