Truck Accidents
Protecting Your Interests in Truck Accident Litigation
If you or a family member suffered the misfortune of a traffic accident involving a semi tractor-trailer or any other commercial vehicle, the advice of an attorney experienced in severe or disabling injury litigation can help protect the value of your claim. For a free evaluation of your options following a serious truck accident in Kitsap County, contact the Silverdale law firm of J. Michael Koch & Associates, P.S., Inc.
Call (360) 692-5551 to Discuss Your Case With an Attorney
With more than 35 years of trial experience focused on complex personal injury and wrongful death claims under Washington law, Mike Koch understands the important practical difference between the investigation and settlement of a car accident claim and a truck accident.
These differences include:
- Severity of the injuries and amount you’ll need for full compensation.
- Effect of federal safety regulations on liability issues in accidents involving big rigs, hazardous material haulers or other heavy trucks.
- Availability of liability insurance that can typically cover damages claims of $1 million or more.
- Increased likelihood of fatal or permanently disabling injuries.
- Insurer’s insistence on detailed proof of all past and projected medical claims, regardless of amount.
- Reduced opportunity to settle for policy limits in severe accidents.
Because few truck accident claims resulting in permanent brain or spinal cord injury will reach or exhaust the insurance limits typically carried by commercial vehicle owners and operators, you can’t expect to settle for the policy limits in the same way you probably could in a private car accident. Your lawyer will need to prove every detail of your claim, often through experts, over tough and sophisticated opposition.
Serving Clients in Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island
Our law firm can meet the challenges of truck accident litigation in Kitsap County and the Puget Sound-Hood Canal region. Our techniques for protecting the value of your claim apply just as much in accidents involving lighter commercial vehicles as they do in cases involving 18-wheelers. For more information about the ways we work to advance our clients’ interests in complex injury litigation, contact J. Michael Koch & Associates in Silverdale for a free consultation.