Holding Trucking Companies Accountable for Poor Maintenance
Serious truck accidents can happen for a variety of reasons, but they are always frightening and destructive. When collisions occur because a company chose not to make inspections or repairs to the truck, the devastation caused by their greed is terrible.
Holding truck companies accountable for their actions is incredibly important. It is the only way to ensure businesses will learn to put the well-being and safety of others ahead of their profits - because a lawsuit is ultimately more costly than performing proper maintenance.
If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident with a tractor-trailer, then you need an aggressive NY failure to maintain attorney to represent you and fight for your rights. Call Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP, at (212) 986-7353 and we can discuss your legal options.
Failure to Maintain a Commercial Truck
Although the term “failure to maintain” can have several meanings, when it comes to commercial trucks it refers to a failure to perform proper maintenance on the vehicle. This includes regular and routine inspections, which need to be performed on a set schedule and after a vehicle has traveled a certain number of miles. Proper maintenance also includes actually performing repairs as needed and replacing parts when they wear down or break. Also, commercial businesses with vehicles need to make sure their trucks are inspected by people who are properly trained and certified to perform such tasks.
The biggest reason a company might fail to maintain its vehicles is greed. Hiring and keeping maintenance people on staff costs money – the time a vehicle is off the road for inspections or maintenance is time it’s not making money – and the parts needed to make repairs or replacements can be expensive. But this is no excuse.
The Importance of a NY Truck Accident Lawsuit
Since a failure to maintain is often driven by a desire to maximize profits, the best way to ensure companies do not give in to that temptation is to hold them accountable. Businesses are driven by a desire to make money – that’s only natural. However, they should not place the desire for profits over the well-being of other people.
Since we cannot rely on businesses to do what is best simply because it is right, money can be used to motivate them to take proper action. A civil lawsuit will cost a trucking company a lot of money: legal fees, bad press, and settlements or awarded payments all cut into the business’s profits.
By winning a lawsuit or forcing a truck company to offer you a settlement, you show them that it is more profitable to perform maintenance and repairs than to skip them. Other businesses can also learn from this example and choose to enforce necessary inspections and repairs that keep others safe and prevent lawsuits of their own. Yes, personal injury claims are about receiving compensation, but they really do make a difference in the culture of safety.
Call Our New York Truck Accident Lawyers Before Accepting Any Offer!
Do not accept an insurance payout or any offer from a business that harmed you without an attorney to represent you. You can easily sign away your rights to compensation if no one is there to fight for you. Call Wingate, Russotti, Shapiro, Moses & Halperin, LLP, at (212) 986-7353 to discuss your situation with a top NYC truck accident lawyer.
Our Truck Accident Case Results
$6.5 Million - Man Hit by Truck in Queens
WRSMH attorneys Bryce Moses and Ashley Jacoby obtained a large verdict for a man who was struck by a truck in Queens.
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$3.5 Million - Young Woman Run Over By Garbage Truck
Bryce Moses represented a young woman who was run over by a garbage truck in Brooklyn that shattered her ankle in three places.
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$3.3 Million - NY Truck Accident Case
The plaintiff asserted that the injuries suffered in the collision with the truck will permanently prevent her from working.
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$3 Million - New York Truck Accident
Cliff Shapiro and another WRSMH attorney were able to settle a truck accident case for the amount of $3,000,000 on behalf of a 45 year old delivery man from Queens.
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$2.9 Million - Vehicle Hit by Truck
Victor Goldblum successfully represented a client who underwent three surgeries as the result of injuries sustained in a truck collision.
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$2 Million - Client Rear-ended by a Tractor Trailer While Stopped at a Traffic Light
Plaintiff sustained multiple injuries when he was rear-ended by a tractor trailer while he was stopped at a traffic light.
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$2 Million - Rockland County Woman Rear-ended by a Semi-tractor Trailer
Luigi Izzo obtained $2 million for a client who was injured after being rear-ended by a semi-tractor trailer.
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$2 Million - Flatbed Tractor Trailer Backed Into Minibus
Cliff Shapiro obtained a recovery for a 32-year-old male who was in the course of his employment with Access-A-Ride when his vehicle was struck by a flatbed tractor trailer.
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$1.8 Million - Two Clients Struck by Garbage Truck
WRSMH attorneys obtained a $1,800,000 settlement a year before trial for two plaintiffs who were injured after they were struck by a garbage truck.
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$1.5 Million - New York City Department of Sanitation Truck Accident
This motor vehicle accident involved a 43 year old woman who was rear-ended by a New York City Department of Sanitation truck.
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$1.5 Million - Bronx Woman Injured in Truck Collision
WRSMH attorneys Clifford Shapiro, Robert Bellinson, and another WRSMH attorney were able to obtain a settlement in the amount of $1,500,000 on behalf of a fifty-one year old librarian from Bronx County.
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$1.5 Million - Back Seat Passenger Underwent Lumbar Fusion
The plaintiff, a 29 year old male, was injured when he was a back seat passenger of a car that was sideswiped by a commercial truck which caused the car to be pushed off of the road into a tree.
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$1.5 Million - Rear-Ended by a Truck at Red Light
Our client, was stopped at red light when she was rear-ended by a truck. Victor Goldblum was able to obtain $1,500,000 for our client, who required surgery as a result of the crash.
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$1.41 Million - Queens Box Truck Rollover Leaves Occupant Injured
The plaintiff, an occupant of a truck, was injured in a single vehicle accident and required surgeries to the neck and back.
Ashley Jacoby
$1.35 Million - Rear-End Truck Accident Causing Injuries
Plaintiff sustained injuries to his knee and spine after his vehicle was rear-ended by a truck.
Ryan Lawlor
$1.3 Million - Parked Car Sideswiped by Commercial Truck
Our client in this case was a 37-year old man who was injured when his parked school bus was sideswiped by the defendants' commercial truck.
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$1.3 Million - Crash with Fire Department Truck
Philip Russotti and Brielle C. Goldfaden obtained a $1.3 million settlement after jury selection on a trial against the City of New York, the New York City Fire Department and an FDNY employee.
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$1.150 Million - Garbage Truck Accident Case
Bryce Moses and another WRSMH attorney were able to obtain a settlement in the amount of $1,150,000 on behalf of our client, a 35-year-old man from Kings County.
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$1.1 Million - Struck by Garbage Truck Which Attempted Right Turn from Left Lane
Kenneth J. Halperin obtained a $1,100,000 settlement for a man who was operating his livery cab when he was struck by a garbage truck that attempted to make a right turn from the left lane and broadsided his vehicle.
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$950,000 - Man Rear-Ended by Tailgating Truck
Luigi Izzo successfully represented a client who suffered multiple injuries after being rear-ended by a truck that was tailgating.
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