No. Truck Crash Lawyers differ greatly from Personal Injury Attorneys because the truck accident lawyer has specialization about trucking industry rules, regulations and laws, deals with a more complex set of facts that has more target defendants than a normal personal injury case.
Truck Crash Lawyer
Specialized Knowledge. Truck crash lawyers specialize in cases involving commercial motor vehicle accidents which require knowledge of the DOT, FMCSR and CSA BASICS.
Expertise in Trucking Industry Law. Has expertise in application of federal and state laws and regulations to specific violations of the minimum industry standard of care.
Resources for Truck Crash Cases. Maintains a library and working knowledge of training manuals for commercial truck drivers including hiring, training, supervision, and dispatch of truck drivers under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, 49 CFR 381-399.
Experience with Trucking Litigation. The trucking attorney must have high levels of expertise in dealing with safety regulations and licensure requirements under the DOT as well as comprehend how to apply the CSA BASICs and their violation to the motor carrier’s safety record.
Deposition Skills Require Higher Expertise. Truck crash attorneys have unusually high skills of regulatory questions to prove that truck drivers, Safety Directors, Operations Managers, Dispatch Officers, and Citation Records people ensure they only use safe truck drivers with low levels of accidents and violations of federal regulations.
Personal Injury Attorney
General Practice: The personal injury attorney will typically not specialize in a particular area of personal injury and handles many different types of personal injury cases which are usually less complex.
Knowledge Base Less Specialized: Is well versed in personal injury law and principles of proving negligence, liability, causation, and damages.
Resources More Generalized: A personal injury lawyer will have access to general personal injury law and normal experts to prove damages and fault but will not be as adept at using safety experts, accident reconstruction experts and regulatory experts.
Experience Level Required is Less: A personal injury lawyer will have experience with easier cases like slip and falls, car accidents and motorcycle crashes but may not have the necessary experience to understand and apply regulatory trucking safety principles on the minimum industry standards of care.
Easier Legal Work: The personal injury attorney will handle a variety of different normal personal injury claims but will lack the capability of handling complex litigation like commercial truck accident litigation, medical malpractice, product liability and OSHA regulatory violations at jobsites on the workplace.
Choosing the Right Type of Personal Injury Attorney.
Truck Accident. If you have been involved in a truck crash with any type of commercial motor vehicle or delivery vehicle the truck crash lawyer will be a much better choice for you if you want to get the best and highest level of compensation.
Other Personal Injury Cases. For easier and regular personal injury claims a regular personal injury attorney may be the right choice but it depends on the level of injury, the complexity of the liability claims and how long terms the injuries and disabilities are. In most cases, a higher level of specialized and experienced litigation attorney will get a better outcome.
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