Our 18 wheeler accident attorney team resolved a case for a client after over two years of litigation against one of the biggest billion dollar trucking companies in the nation.  Our client was doing repair work in a cherry picker basket underneath a bridge in Plano, Texas when an 18-wheeler violently collided with our client’s work vehicle.

Despite two closed lanes of traffic blocked with barricades, police escorts, and construction signage, the truck driver chose to travel in the lane closest to the construction, and struck our defenseless client without warning.  Fortunately, our client was using personal protective equipment, which likely saved his life when the 18-wheeler crashed into the big orange “cherry picker,” and our client was thrown out.  The blow was sudden and severe which caused tragic personal injuries to our client, including a leg amputation and spinal damage.

The Amaro Law Firm discovered in litigation that the truck driver responsible was using his personal cell phone to navigate through a work zone, on the freeway, in the dark of night because this billion dollar trucking company did not provide a tractor with a working navigation system.  That same truck driver had an extensive record of moving violations and repeatedly violated company safety policies.  The driver’s employer, one of the largest trucking businesses in the world, failed to train the driver on any safety policies whatsoever.  The major trucking company, through its lawyers hired by the insurance company, denied liability altogether.

Our client’s initial attorney dropped his case after the at-fault company denied liability.  Our client did not give up and found our firm to help him online.  Our trucking attorneys took the severely injured man’s case, and through an aggressive litigation strategy brought the case to mediation where the client reached a substantial and confidential settlement.