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  1. A Delcambre Fatal Truck Accident Lawsuit Could Help Your Family Rebuild Their Lives
  2. Recoverable Damages After a Fatal Truck Crash in Delcambre, LA
  3. Our Delcambre Attorneys Can Help Your Family Start Your Recovery
  4. We Can Start on Your Fatal Delcambre Truck Accident Case Right Away
  5. Time Limits Affect How Long You Have to Take Action in a Fatal Truck Accident Case
  6. Our Recent Case Results Demonstrate Our Commitment to Our Clients
  7. What Past Clients Say About Our Team
  8. You Can Learn About Your Legal Options for Free
  9. Who Can Be Held Responsible for Damages in a Fatal Truck Collision in Delcambre, LA?
  10. Who Can Recover Wrongful Death Damages in a Fatal Truck Crash in Louisiana?
  11. Call Us Today for Help From a Fatal Truck Accident Lawyer in Delcambre, Louisiana
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Your personal injury lawyer can help you calculate your recoverable damages, which may include:

  • Medical Bills
  • Income Loss
  • Property Damage
  • Pain & Suffering
  • Emotional Distress
  • Lasting Disfigurement
Delcambre Fatal Truck Accident Lawyer

You might be able to pursue damages from the liable party if your family recently lost a loved one in a collision with a commercial truck vehicle. These tasks can be hard to think about when your emotions are raw. Our personal injury lawyers understand this all too well at Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers. We are sorry your family has suffered this tragic loss.

We work hard to help injured victims restore their lives. A truck accident claim can become complex, leading to several parties involved. For your family to pay the damages out of savings would be an insult to injury. Our Delcambre fatal truck accident attorneys can work to resolve your case. You can learn more about your legal options today during a free consultation with our team.

A Delcambre Fatal Truck Accident Lawsuit Could Help Your Family Rebuild Their Lives

It can be devastating knowing another person’s negligence took your loved one’s life. Our truck accident lawyers serving Delcambre, LA, can help you start the healing process. We can take the stress off your hands and manage your insurance claim or injury lawsuit while you focus on your family.

You deserve compensation for your losses. You can also collect payment that would otherwise be due to your family member. Members of your immediate family could pursue a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of their lost loved one. A fatal truck accident claim is worth the sum of the damages, both financial and emotional.

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Recoverable Damages After a Fatal Truck Crash in Delcambre, LA

Louisiana allows victims to recover economic and non-economic damages in personal injury cases. Economic damages are financial and have written documentation, such as a receipt or invoice. Non-economic damages are intangible, such as pain and suffering, and mental anguish.

Economic Damages

  • Property damage
  • Medical expenses
  • Rehabilitation costs
  • Funeral and burial expenses
  • Lost income, benefits, and other earnings

Non-Economic Damages

  • Pain and suffering
  • Mental anguish
  • Loss of future income
  • Loss of consortium
  • Loss of services
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Our Delcambre Attorneys Can Help Your Family Start Your Recovery

Taking action to hold the negligent party accountable is one step of the healing process that our wrongful death attorneys can help you with. While no amount can cover your loss, compensation can help you continue with your life plans. It can help take care of other family members who depend on your lost family member’s income.

A law firm can do much more than represent you in court. There are many tasks we can handle that help resolve your case.

  • First, we will listen to you and your family to learn how the accident in Delcambre, LA, changed your life
  • We can work to determine what caused the collision and identify the liable parties.
  • We will collect evidence, including witness testimony, police reports, medical records, and more.
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  • We can negotiate with the insurance company for a fair settlement.
  • We can fight for your financial recovery in court if we cannot settle your case.
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We Can Start on Your Fatal Delcambre Truck Accident Case Right Away

Don’t allow financial worries to prevent you from seeking justice for your loved one. We can start your case immediately with no upfront cost to you. We offer injured victims a contingency agreement. If we don’t win your case, you don’t pay.

We will manage every aspect of your lawsuit from filing through the final settlement. We ask in return for a small percentage of your compensation for legal fees.

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They treated us like no other people would. Whenever we needed something they were there for us. I put my trust in them and I don’t regret it.

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Time Limits Affect How Long You Have to Take Action in a Fatal Truck Accident Case

There is a statute of limitations in CC Art. 3492. You generally have a one-year time limit for all personal injury or wrongful death claims. We encourage you to reach out to us today as soon as you can to get started. The earlier we start on your case, the more time we will have to work on it and file it on time.

Our Recent Case Results Demonstrate Our Commitment to Our Clients

Our legal team is thorough and professional and fights to get fair settlements for our clients, as our case results show. We are proud of the results of our hard work, which include the following financial awards we have recovered:

  • $23,000,000: Judgment for the wrongful death of a mother
  • $7,000,000: Judgment for an injured 18-wheeler driver
  • $5,250,000: Auto accident that resulted in brain injury
  • $2,700,000: Settlement for an 18-wheeler accident victim

What Past Clients Say About Our Team

We get a great deal of satisfaction from helping our clients. It makes it worthwhile when we read the reviews they leave for our team.

“David was a phenomenal individual. I felt secure; I felt that he was protecting me and my family, and he was going to get what us what we deserved. He was a great lawyer and went above and beyond.” – Kelsie

“I made an appointment with David, and it was a real good experience. He worked with me all the way and was like a good friend in a time of need. I don’t think anybody could have done a better job than he did.” – Keith

You Can Learn About Your Legal Options for Free

Our firm offers a free consultation. You can find out what the legal options are for your family and how our Delcambre fatal truck accident lawyers can help your case. Our representative will examine your claim and let you know how to proceed. There is no cost, and you will have the peace of mind of knowing what to expect.

Who Can Be Held Responsible for Damages in a Fatal Truck Collision in Delcambre, LA?

It can be challenging to determine who is responsible as it is one of perhaps many complexities of a commercial truck accident. Still, our injury attorneys are up for the challenge. An investigation can determine what caused the crash and help us understand who is responsible.

Possible Liable Parties in a truck accident include:

  • Truck driver
  • The transportation company that employs the driver
  • Shipping company
  • Loading contractor
  • Maintenance contractor
  • The truck and/or truck parts manufacturer
  • Mechanic

We will review your case thoroughly to determine their role in the crash in Delcambre. You may be able to recover awards from each party depending on their liability.

Who Can Recover Wrongful Death Damages in a Fatal Truck Crash in Louisiana?

CC Art. 2315.2 determines which of the decedent’s relatives can seek wrongful death damages:

  • Spouses or children
  • If the decedent was not married and no minors are involved, parents can pursue damages for a lost child
  • If none of the above survive, then siblings could claim damages
  • If there are no children, parents, or spouse, then the victim’s grandparents are eligible

We will advise you on which family members can move forward with a wrongful death claim and explain how wrongful death actions work in Louisiana.

Call Us Today for Help From a Fatal Truck Accident Lawyer in Delcambre, Louisiana

Call Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers if your family has lost a loved one due to a negligent truck driver. Our Delcambre fatal truck accident attorneys are compassionate and will work on your family’s behalf. You can speak to someone to learn what steps to take next during a free initial consultation.

We can take the burden off your shoulders when our team takes full responsibility for gathering evidence and negotiating with insurers for your recovery. You can focus on yourself and your family while we take care of your legal matters. Call us today.

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