Ohio Unsecured Truck Loads Lawyer
Loading the bed or trailer of a truck with cargo is a very precise process that requires a great deal of skill and care. If a truck is loaded with too much weight or the load is not balanced correctly or is not properly secured, it can make the truck extremely unstable and have a significant impact on how it handles. In some cases, overweight or improperly loaded trucks can cause the driver to lose control and cause serious accidents. When these accidents result in the injury of innocent people, the trucking company and other parties can be held liable under the law.
Contact us for a free consultation if you have been injured or a loved one has been killed in an accident that was caused due to an improperly loaded truck.
When a truck is not properly loaded, the possibility of that truck getting into an accident goes up considerably. Unsecured loads can come lose and shift suddenly, and overloaded trucks can be much more difficult to stop on short notice. While the vast majority of commercial trucks are completely road worthy, the ones that are not present a significant danger to every motorist in the vicinity. Our attorneys work to ensure that injury victims' rights are protected and that the responsible parties pay for the harm they cause. — Partner William Hawal
Skillful Representation for Complex Trucking Accident Cases
At Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, our attorneys work tirelessly to secure the most favorable possible outcome on behalf of every client. The potential injuries in these cases can be extremely severe and sometimes fatal. Our substantial experience with cases involving improperly loaded trucks has given us a thorough understanding of the types of injuries that can happen as well as the medical care and financial support victims will likely need to recover. Our Cleveland overweight truck lawyers pursue every available option in an effort to obtain full and fair compensation on your behalf.
Consequences of Unsecured Loads and Overweight Trucks
Improperly loaded trucks create the potential for a wide variety of serious accidents that put drivers and every motorist sharing the road with them at risk of injury. Our attorneys have experience handling all types of these accidents, including the following:
- Jackknife accidents
- Rollover accidents
- Decoupling accidents
- Loose loads that scatter onto the roadway
During our investigation of these cases, we work to determine all of the parties who may have shared in the liability for your injuries and explore the viability of pursuing a claim against each of them. The driver, the company that owns the truck, the company responsible for loading the truck and others may all share in the responsibility.
Experienced, Sophisticated, Reputable
Spangenberg Shibley & Liber is widely recognized as one of the premier personal injury law firms in Ohio and the country. We were among the first civil litigation firms to take on individual and mass tort cases that have had a lasting impact on how negligence laws have been shaped over the past several decades. With more than 65 years of experience handling the most challenging cases, we understand the laws and regulations governing the operation of semi trucks and 18-wheelers. We know the rules imposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA), and we are committed to seeing that violators are held accountable for the harm they cause.
Free Consultation • Contingency Fees • Spanish and Ukrainian Interpreters
Our Ohio lawyers offer free, confidential consultations to determine whether your overweight truck or unsecured load claim has merit. Please contact us as soon as possible to avoid deadlines that may exclude you from filing a claim. We handle cases such as these on a contingency basis, so if we tell you that you have a legitimate claim, you can rest assured that we will be prepared to move forward without charging you attorneys' fees. You owe us only if we win.
Remember, if you have a claim, there is most likely a statute of limitations clock running, after which you won't have the right to file a lawsuit. Protect your rights by contacting us today or calling us at (888) 633-0360.
