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A collision with a tractor-trailer, 18-wheeler, or commercial delivery truck is not the same as an ordinary car wreck. The vehicles are heavier, the injuries are often more serious, and on the other side you are rarely facing just one driver, you are facing a trucking company, its insurers, and the defense teams they hire to limit what they pay. At Brown Barnwell, PC, we represent people across Georgia who have been hurt in commercial-vehicle crashes, and we prepare every case to be litigated, including in federal court, so the size of the company on the other side does not decide the outcome.
We represent injured drivers, passengers, and pedestrians in a range of commercial-vehicle collisions, including:
If you are not sure whether your crash involved a "commercial" vehicle, that is exactly the kind of question we help answer during a free consultation.
Trucking cases are won or lost on evidence and preparation. Our approach is built for the way these cases actually work:
Commercial-vehicle claims carry complications that ordinary car-accident cases usually do not: multiple potentially responsible parties (the driver, the motor carrier, an employer, a maintenance provider, or a parts supplier), several layers of insurance coverage, and a body of federal safety regulation that governs how trucking companies and their drivers are supposed to operate. Sorting out who is responsible, and holding the right parties accountable, takes experience with how these companies and their insurers defend claims.
When a large trucking company or national carrier is involved, you are up against an organization with resources and a strong incentive to minimize your claim. We built our commercial-vehicle practice to take those cases on: to investigate corporate conduct, to demand and preserve the records that matter, and to litigate against powerful trucking companies and insurers rather than accept the first low number they offer. We do not decide how a case should resolve based on how big the other side is.
Brown Barnwell, PC is based in Johns Creek and represents clients in truck and commercial-vehicle cases throughout Georgia, across the metro-Atlanta area and along the interstates and highways where many of these crashes happen. If you were hurt in a commercial-vehicle collision in Georgia, we would be glad to talk with you about it.
Because of the size and weight of commercial trucks, these collisions can cause serious and lasting harm, including spinal and neck injuries, orthopedic injuries, head injuries, and other catastrophic injuries that require extended medical care. Whatever the injury, the goal is the same: to pursue full and fair compensation for medical expenses, lost income, and the pain and disruption a serious crash causes.
Contact Brown Barnwell, PC for a free, no-obligation consultation about your commercial-vehicle case. There is no cost to talk with us, and you are under no obligation.
Get medical attention, and if you are able, keep records, including photos, the names and contact information of anyone involved or any witnesses, and any paperwork you receive. Because trucking companies can begin investigating (and their evidence can disappear) quickly, it can help to speak with a lawyer early so important records are preserved.
Often more than one party. Depending on the facts, responsibility may involve the truck driver, the trucking company or motor carrier, an employer, a maintenance provider, or others. Identifying every responsible party is part of the investigation.
Commercial-truck cases can involve federal motor-carrier safety regulations, multiple layers of insurance, corporate records and data (such as driver logs and telematics), and more than one responsible party, which is why evidence preservation and investigation matter so much.
Georgia generally sets a limited window to file a personal-injury lawsuit, and it is often two years from the date of the injury, but important exceptions and shorter deadlines can apply, so you should not wait to get advice about your specific situation.
An initial consultation with Brown Barnwell, PC is free and comes with no obligation.
Yes, we represent clients in commercial-vehicle cases throughout Georgia, not only in the immediate Johns Creek and metro-Atlanta area.
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