Bernstein & Maryanoff

Miami & Statewide Florida Truck Accident Attorneys

Accidents involving large trucks or tractor-trailers often result in serious injury or death. For this reason, trucks are required to carry higher levels of insurance to cover the losses of accident victims. The larger the truck, the more insurance it must carry to pay for the damages of people who are injured or lose family members due to truck driver or trucking company negligence.

The lawyers and staff at Bernstein & Maryanoff have the resources and experience to help you seek the maximum compensation available for your losses in a truck accident case. With a principal office in Miami, numerous other offices across Florida, and the willingness to make house calls, our attorneys will be there when you need them.

Employer responsibility in trucking accidents

In most cases, a truck accident will involve an employer who owns the truck and an employee driver. When a driver makes a delivery or uses a truck in the course or scope of his employment, the employer is legally responsible for any damages caused by the careless operation of the vehicle. In addition, there is a body of law in Florida that allows an injured person to hold the employer responsible for negligent hiring, negligent retention, and negligent supervision of an employee driver.

When a trucking company hires someone to drive a truck, they have a duty to make certain that person is not a bad driver with a history of accidents and tickets, or potentially a drunk driver or drug user. If an employer fails to check the truck driver's history, and that driver injures or kills someone, then the employer can be independently responsible apart from their responsibility as the owner of the truck. The employer can be liable not only for compensatory damages, which include economic losses and intangible losses such as pain and suffering, but also punitive damages if the driver did something that was grossly negligent.

Our lawyers hire experts and engineers, as needed, to properly evaluate vehicle speed and other factors that determine responsibility in an 18-wheeler collision.

Free consultation: There is never a charge to talk to a truck accident attorney at the law firm of Bernstein & Maryanoff. With a principal office in Miami, numerous other offices across Florida, and the willingness to make house calls, our attorneys will be there when you need them. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis.

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