FOX 2 St. Louis | The Simon Law Firm specializes in trucking litigation @fox2stlouis | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 minutes ago.
SPONSORED - Getting into an accident with a semi tractor trailer, truck or commercial vehicle is anything but a run-of-the-mill car accident. For starters, semi tractor trailers and commercial vehicles have big legal teams and insurance companies behind them.
So should you.
It is not an area of law an attorney should handle if they are not familiar with these types of accidents. Experience and reputation matter in trucking cases. Federal safety regulations also come into play.
There is expansive regulatory framework controlling trucks drivers` conduct and trucking companies` conduct.
Accidents involving trucks have a much more complex litigation landscape than typical car accidents. They involve taking on huge companies and involve digging to identify systematic errors to improve the safety of the system.
Trucking accidents also often involve litigation at the federal courts level.
Erica Slater is an attorney at The Simon Law Firm specializing in trucking litigation. She says holding trucking companies accountable is her passion.
"The trucking industry is one that over all genuinely strives for safety, but too many operations and companies fall short, and the outcome ruins family`s lives," she said. "By rooting out systemic errors and arming juries to prove to companies how they failed, a lesson can be learned and that makes everyone safer.
"This work is too complex and it is way too hard to go through this time in a family`s life with them if there isn`t a greater good to be had by bringing a lawsuit. That is what I focus on with every case I handle -- where can we make things safer, so another family doesn`t have to go through a tragedy."
Here are the top three things Erica Slater recommends someone should do after being in a trucking collision:
- Unfortunately, accidents involving trucks often involve serious injuries, so you must naturally seek medical care first.
- Save all documents and bills, we will take care of sorting through what is what. You don`t have to figure it out.
- Do not speak with anyone other than law enforcement and medical professionals about the accident and call a trucking lawyer immediately -- like Erica Slater at the Simon Law Firm.
Contact The Simon Law Firm and call 314-241-2929
SPONSORED - Getting into an accident with a semi tractor trailer, truck or commercial vehicle is anything but a run-of-the-mill car accident. For starters, semi tractor trailers and commercial vehicles have big legal teams and insurance companies behind them.
So should you.
It is not an area of law an attorney should handle if they are not familiar with these types of accidents. Experience and reputation matter in trucking cases. Federal safety regulations also come into play.
There is expansive regulatory framework controlling trucks drivers` conduct and trucking companies` conduct.
Accidents involving trucks have a much more complex litigation landscape than typical car accidents. They involve taking on huge companies and involve digging to identify systematic errors to improve the safety of the system.
Trucking accidents also often involve litigation at the federal courts level.
Erica Slater is an attorney at The Simon Law Firm specializing in trucking litigation. She says holding trucking companies accountable is her passion.
"The trucking industry is one that over all genuinely strives for safety, but too many operations and companies fall short, and the outcome ruins family`s lives," she said. "By rooting out systemic errors and arming juries to prove to companies how they failed, a lesson can be learned and that makes everyone safer.
"This work is too complex and it is way too hard to go through this time in a family`s life with them if there isn`t a greater good to be had by bringing a lawsuit. That is what I focus on with every case I handle -- where can we make things safer, so another family doesn`t have to go through a tragedy."
Here are the top three things Erica Slater recommends someone should do after being in a trucking collision:
- Unfortunately, accidents involving trucks often involve serious injuries, so you must naturally seek medical care first.
- Save all documents and bills, we will take care of sorting through what is what. You don`t have to figure it out.
- Do not speak with anyone other than law enforcement and medical professionals about the accident and call a trucking lawyer immediately -- like Erica Slater at the Simon Law Firm.
Contact The Simon Law Firm and call 314-241-2929
