If you need help after a United Parcel Service (UPS) truck hits your car, an Atlanta truck accident lawyer can guide you through the personal injury claims process. With the assistance of a law firm, they can gather evidence to prove the UPS truck’s negligence that caused your accident. They can also help you recover compensation for lost wages, medical bills, property damage, and pain and suffering.
With most personal injury law firms, your initial case review is free, and hiring a lawyer is usually risk-free since most will represent you on a contingency-fee basis.
A Truck Accident Lawyer Can Deal With the Aftermath of a UPS Truck Accident
The best time to hire a personal injury lawyer is as soon after the accident as possible. In fact, the sooner a lawyer gets to work on your case, the better. While you focus on your physical recovery, they can focus on your financial recovery by:
- Investigating the accident scene while evidence is still available
- Speaking to witnesses while their recollections are vivid
- Identifying the at-fault party and their insurance provider
- Handling all case-related communication and correspondence
- Negotiating a fair and appropriate financial settlement
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) cites 2768 accidents involving UPS trucks immediately prior to 2023. If you or a loved one was injured when a UPS truck hit your car, a personal injury attorney can help you recover damages by dealing with the insurance company for you.
Determine Who to Pursue for Financial Recovery After a UPS Truck Accident
UPS truck accidents can have a variety of causes. Identifying the exact cause of your accident is key to recovering damages. Some commonly reported causes of truck accidents include:
- Improperly loaded or secured cargo
- Driver error, including distraction or fatigue
- Faulty, ignored, or improper UPS truck repairs
- Hazardous road and weather conditions
To determine whose negligence caused your accident, your legal team will prove the following components of negligence under Georgia law:
- Duty of care: UPS has a responsibility to deliver packages safely
- Breach of duty: UPS failed in some way that endangered other drivers
- Causation: That failure caused an accident in which you were injured
- Damages: You now have financial hardships due to your injuries
The evidence file your UPS truck accident attorney builds will establish these elements and your right to financial compensation. After proving negligence, your lawyer will take on one or multiple insurance companies to achieve financial recovery for you.
Evidence Your Truck Accident Lawyer Gathers for Your UPS Truck Accident Case
A personal injury law firm can bring familiarity with truck accident cases and a plethora of investigative resources to your case. The evidence their investigators will collect for your case could include:
- Police accident report
- Eyewitness statements
- Truck maintenance records
- Truck driver training records
- Accident scene photos
- Medical records and bills
- Job and salary history
- Accident reconstruction report
- First responder reports
Your lawyer can also obtain evidence you might struggle to access on your own, including driver hiring and licensing history. You do not have to track down or collect evidence. Your lawyer will handle this for you, including submitting the evidence with your accident claim to the at-fault party’s insurance company.
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Financial Compensation You Can Request After an Accident With a UPS Truck
When a large, cargo-laden truck collides with your smaller vehicle, it can leave you with severe injuries and property damage. Your lawyer will request compensation for these and other accident-related costs, including:
- Medical expenses
- Loss of income
- Rehab and therapy
- Physical disability
- Disabling injuries
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Property damage
- Property loss
The case assessment team at your law firm will carefully document your case and collect evidence of its monetary value. Punitive damages are rarely awarded in personal injury cases. If your case warrants receipt of this form of damages, your lawyer will include it in your compensation request along with proof of the at-fault party’s intentional or egregious actions.
Wrongful Death Compensation After a Fatal UPS Truck Accident
The sudden loss of a loved one can take an emotional and financial toll on your family. While nothing can atone for your loss, a lawyer can help your family recover a range of wrongful death damages, including:
- Funeral, burial, and cremation expenses
- Your loved one’s accident-related medical bills
- Loss of companionship, consortium, and guidance
- Loss of financial and familial input and support
Your family will require time to cope with your loss and its aftermath. While you do, your lawyer will explain which family members can recover compensation in a wrongful death case. They will also explain how a wrongful death action is filed on your family’s behalf.
The Sooner You Start Seeking Damages After a UPS Truck Accident, the Better
In Georgia, multiple notification and filing deadlines can affect your UPS truck accident lawsuit. Generally, the deadline for filing a personal injury claim varies:
- If road conditions caused the accident, you have as little as six months to file a claim against a local government agency, according to O.C.G.A. § 36-33-5
- If you or a loved one was injured, you have two years to file your personal injury lawsuit, according to O.C.G.A § 9-3-33
- If your family experienced the loss of a loved one in the accident, you also have two years to file your wrongful death lawsuit
Various factors—the outcome of the accident, the age of the injured party, and more—can toll, or pause, the filing deadline. Your legal team will interpret the filing deadline and its application to your potential lawsuit.
Call for a No-Cost, No-Obligation Review of Your UPS Truck Accident Case
If you or a loved one was injured when a UPS truck hit your car, our law firm will help you get compensation for your vehicle damage or loss and other accident-related expenses.
We are passionate about obtaining damages for injured clients. Learn more about how hard we go to bat for you by contacting our case evaluation team at Kaine Law to explore your compensation options today.
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