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Over $1 Billion Recovered for Accident Victims. We are proud to have a reputation for aggressively fighting for the rights of injured victims.

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Trucking Accident Injuries

While large trucks only account for three percent of vehicles on our roadways, the fatality percentage in trucking accidents is disproportionately high. Large trucks present a significant danger to smaller motor vehicles across Louisiana and throughout the United States.  If you have been injured in a trucking accident, an experienced New Orleans truck accident lawyer at Lambert Zainey can help get you the compensation you deserve.

Drivers and passengers involved in trucking accidents can sustain a variety of injuries. Due to the size and force of most commercial vehicles, many truck accident injury victims sadly become wrongful death victims.

What Is a Good Settlement Offer for a Truck Accident

Commercial vehicle injury survivors typically suffer the following injury types:

However, many passenger vehicle occupants or motorcyclists do not survive a big rig impact. Truck accidents are so often catastrophic, and they account for over one-fourth of all passenger vehicle occupant deaths in the United States.

While a passenger vehicle weighs around 3,000 pounds, a tractor trailer or 18-wheeler can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, making truck accidents lethal. The weight, force, and speed of an 18-wheeler or other large commercial truck can cause extremely serious personal injuries and wrongful death.

Truck Accident Causes

  • negligent truck driver hiring
  • improper vehicle maintenance
  • truck overloading
  • a driver driving on too little sleep
  • incorrectly securing the truck’s load
  • distracted driving and more
  • a truck driver operating the commercial rig under the influence of drugs or alcohol,
Companies We’ve Fought Against

Lambert Zainey has obtained recoveries from a long list of maritime companies, including some of the biggest names in the industry.

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case results

Over $1 Billion Recovered for Maritime Accident Victims

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Murphy Oil Spill
$330 MILLION SETTLEMENT

Oil storage tank rupture at the Murphy Oil USA refinery in Chalmette, LA. The fastest class certification and resolution of a case of its type and magnitude to date.

ARCO Explosion
SETTLED IN ONLY 12 MONTHS

Arco cryogenic platform explosion caused by improper cold cut of Southern Natural Gas pipeline. Settlement for the injured and deceased in approximately twelve months.

Contact a New Orleans Truck Accident Lawyer Now

If you were injured, or a loved one was killed, in one of the thousands of big truck accidents that occur in the United States every year, you should speak with a personal injury trial lawyer at Lambert Zainey to discuss your legal rights. You can contact us today online.

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