Highway 11 South, also known as the North Scranton Expressway, is one of the busiest corridors in the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is heavily traveled by average-sized cars and super-sized trucks. In 1995, a woman was killed and her husband was severely injured when a tractor-trailer truck carrying garbage smashed into her pickup truck as it was exiting the freeway. Pennsylvania state police later found that none of the brakes on either the tractor or trailer were in adjustment. The family, which received a $6.9 million settlement, was represented by Munley, Munley & Cartwright of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
We are Truck / Tractor Trailer Accident and Injury Lawyers.
Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.
The Scranton expressways, Business US 6 and particularly Interstate 81 – the major north/south corridor running through eastern Pennsylvania – carry most of the traffic, including trucks hauling goods and garbage from other states. An 18-wheeler truck traveling at 70 miles per hour has twice as much energy as one at 50 mph. In addition, automobiles are designed under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to encounter like-sized vehicles, not 80,000 pound trucks. Added hazards include the absence of rear and side bumpers and high front bumpers that punch into automobile passenger compartments. Together these factors account for the high percentage of serious injuries and deaths in crashes between a car and a heavy truck.
Truck accident lawsuits tend to be far more complex than other vehicle accidents for several reasons, so it is best to
contact with an attorney immediately who will look out for your best interests. The difficulty of these cases is largely due to the following factors:
Trucking companies and insurance adjusters realize the potential for major lawsuits when a truck accident is involved, so immediately following an accident, they quickly gather evidence and experts so that they can immediately begin to prepare their case.
Determining the defendant can be extremely difficult and complex, depending on the cause of the accident. For example:
Driver Fatigue - this would likely be the driver’s fault.
Overloaded Freight – this would likely cause the company the driver works for to be involved in the lawsuit.
Excessive Speed – this could cause the driver and the company to be listed as co-defendants, if strict and unreasonable deadlines were set on the driver.
Equipment Malfunction – this could cause the manufacturers to be defendants.
Defective Tires – this could also cause a tire manufacturer or distributor to be named as a defendant.
Failure to Follow State and Federal Regulations – this would normally name the company and driver to be co-defendants.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a commercial trucking accident in Scranton or throughout the state of Pennsylvania, you need the experienced lawyers of Munley, Munley & Cartwright to protect your rights. Large trucking companies have their own investigators and attorneys fighting for them. You need someone on your side.
So, Beware: If you are a victim of an auto accident with a commercial truck or tractor-trailer -- NOW is the time to contact the Pennsylvania Family of Lawyers at Munley, Munley & CartwrightTM -- protect your rights.
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