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$5 Million against construction companies for a truck/auto accident.

$1.9 Million for a pedestrian vs. truck accident.

$1 Million for a Concord woman who lost control of her minivan and struck a traffic pole after being sideswiped by a big rig.

$1 Million for minor client who was a passenger in a van which rear-ended a big rig on I-5.

$750,000 for Plaintiff who was severely injured while riding his motorcycle when defendant backed his pickup truck into the street from a blind driveway.

$730,000 for a pedestrian vs. truck accident.

$625,000 for the victim of a pedestrian vs. truck accident in Oakland.

$197,500 for the victim of a truck accident on Interstate 80.

$125,000 for severe leg fracture when tractor-trailer turned in front of motorcycle.

$120,000 for Plaintiff who suffered a severe fracture when a garbage truck pulled into his path as he was riding his motorcycle to work.

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Truck Accident Causes

It might seem like weather, road conditions and other factors could cause truck accidents as often as they cause other types of auto accidents. But statistics from a 2006 study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration show that in fact, weather accounted for none of the accidents; dangerous roads and missing road signs just 2%; and vehicle problems accounted for 10% of accidents. Of those vehicle problems, defective brakes were by far the most common, causing slightly more than a quarter of all vehicle-failure-related truck accidents. Failure of a trucking company to provide and maintain safe equipment doesn't just affect truckers; it also endangers everyone who shares our roads with them.

The remaining 88% of accidents were caused by truckers' bad driving decisions, distraction or physical factors such as illness or dropping off to sleep. Truckers make deadly driving mistakes in part because they work on tight schedules. Under pressure to make deliveries on time, they may go without sleep, use legal and illegal stimulants, speed or tailgate -- lying on the logs that federal law requires they keep. Trucking companies that set unrealistic delivery dates and don't allow for delays caused by traffic, weather or other unforeseeable factors share the blame. Both are placing profit ahead of public safety.

If someone you care about was killed or seriously hurt in a trucking accident, you should call Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen as soon as possible. In a truck crash lawsuit, you may be able to recover money to help compensate you for medical bills, funeral costs, lifelong disability, physical therapy, pain and suffering and other costs caused by the accident. Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen has won more than $500 million for seriously injured clients; we understand the tricks that trucking companies use to wiggle out of responsibility for their actions. And because we know truck accident victims are often suffering financially as well as physically and emotionally, we never take a fee unless and until we win your case. For a free consultation, call us today at 1-866-218-3776 and speak to one of our California truck accident attorneys.