If your loved one died from injuries sustained during a truck accident, Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers can help you seek justice. Our Duson, LA, fatal truck accident lawyers can hold negligent parties accountable with a wrongful death claim or lawsuit.
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers Can Start on Your Fatal Truck Accident Case Now
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers offers our condolences on the loss of your loved one. We know financial compensation cannot bring back your family member or take away your grief. However, we believe those harmed by others’ wrongdoing deserve justice, and it would be our honor to fight for your family.
We have more than 350 years of combined legal experience we will put behind your case. Our team can work hard to recover the damages stemming from your loved one’s fatal injury so that financial stressors do not make your loss harder. Our Duson fatal truck accident attorneys can:
- Investigate your loved one’s truck accident and identify liable parties
- Act quickly to preserve case evidence
- Interview eyewitnesses and work with subject matter experts
- Calculate your losses
- Handle phone calls, emails, meetings, and negotiations
- Prepare and file paperwork and track deadlines
- Represent you during court appearances and at trial if necessary
Louisiana’s statute of limitations allows up to one year from the time of your loved one’s death to file a lawsuit, according to CC Art. 2315.2. If you miss this deadline, you may be unable to pursue your case in court, and it can hinder your chances of a successful insurance settlement.
Do not miss your opportunity to take action on behalf of your loved one. Our team can get started on your case before time runs out.
We Have Won Significant Settlements and Verdicts for Clients Across Louisiana
We have won millions of dollars for personal injury clients and families of wrongful death victims. Our case results include the following:
- $375,000 for a client who sustained a back injury during a truck accident
- $410,000 for a client who was rear-ended by a commercial truck
- A $2.7 million settlement for the victim of an 18-wheeler accident
- A $1.75 million trial verdict for a client injured by an 18-wheeler
- A $23 million judgment for a case involving the wrongful death of a mother
Laborde Earles injury was great for me they took care of me very fast and professional. If for any reason I need legal help they will be who I use.
ClientWe Will Seek Compensation for Your Loved One’s Fatal Truck Accident
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), there were just over 4,000 deaths from fatal truck accidents in the U.S. in 2020. Furthermore, nearly 70 percent of those killed were passenger vehicle occupants.
If your loved one sustained injuries in a fatal truck accident on Cameron Street, Austria Road, or anywhere else in Duson, our attorneys can help you pursue compensation from those liable. Awards may include the following:
Economic Damages
Economic damages are accident-related expenses you can prove using receipts, bills, invoices, wage records, and other concrete evidence. Every case varies, but, in general, economic awards for a fatal truck accident may include:
- Medical bills, including the cost of ambulance transportation, emergency department treatment, hospitalizations, medical procedures, and hospice
- Funeral and burial costs, including memorial or burial services, urns, caskets, plots, headstones, and other end-of-life expenses
- Lost earnings, including compensation for income lost from the time of your loved one’s injury until death and future lost financial support
- Lost household services, including transportation, child care, cooking, cleaning, and other tasks the deceased would have provided had they lived
Non-Economic Damages
Surviving family members may receive non-economic compensation for pain, suffering, and intangible losses caused by their loved one’s death. Our fatal truck accident lawyers in Duson can pursue non-economic damages for:
- Grief
- Mental anguish
- Loss of the decedent’s guidance, care, companionship, and emotional support
Who Has the Right to Pursue Awards?
CC Art. 2315.1 outlines who is eligible to pursue wrongful death compensation. According to the statute, family members can take action in the following order:
- The surviving spouse and children, or either the surviving spouse or children
- The surviving parent or parents (if there is no surviving spouse or children)
- The surviving siblings (if there are no spouse, children, or parents)
- The surviving grandparents (if there are no other survivors)
The law also states that the right of action applies equally to adopted children, siblings, and family members as to those related by blood. Additionally, if a surviving parent abandoned the deceased during childhood, they are not counted among the survivors and do not qualify for compensation.
I thank God for Digger & David. I don’t know what we would have done if it hadn’t have been for them.
Rick Smith | ClientTruck Accident Causes and Liability
Truck accident cases can be complicated because they often involve multiple liable parties, which may include:
- The truck driver
- The truck driver’s employer
- The owner of the truck or the entity in charge of its maintenance
- The owner of the truck’s cargo
- A defective vehicle or auto parts manufacturer
- A negligent roadway owner
The one liable for your loved one’s fatal truck accident depends on the cause of the collision. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), common causes of large truck crashes include:
- Lack of driver training and experience
- Speeding
- Driver fatigue
- Vehicle defects
- Road and weather conditions
Other factors that can contribute to a crash include unsafely loaded cargo, hazardous/mislabeled cargo, negligent practices on the trucking company’s part, and third-party motorists’ actions.
No matter who or what caused your loved one’s crash, our Duson fatal truck accident lawyers can get to the bottom of it and hold all liable parties accountable. You worry about healing from your loss while we worry about collecting evidence, building your case, and pursuing the awards your family deserves.
The reassurance from Digger and his staff gave me that renewed hope that it’s going to be okay down the road.
ClientLet Our Attorneys in Duscon, LA, Be Your Advocate in Your Truck Accident Case
Negligent truck drivers, trucking companies, and other liable parties involved in your loved one’s accident should pay for damages, not you and your family. Our Duson fatal truck accident lawyers can fight to ensure you do not endure financial hardships on top of the loss of your loved one.
Furthermore, we can represent you at no upfront cost. We work on contingency, meaning our fees come from a percentage of the compensation we obtain for you instead of out of your pocket. Call Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers today for a free consultation.
