Nevada Truck Accident Lawyer

How Our Team Connects You With a Nevada Truck Accident Lawyer

The Goldwater Law Firm works with law firm partners who handle truck accident cases and help victims recover the money they need. Our award-winning law firm has a strong reputation for getting results for our clients. We believe each client’s physical, emotional, and financial recovery is the most important thing. 

We understand victims and their families are scared, angry, and frustrated after serious crash injuries. We approach each case with empathy, respect, and compassion. We want to connect you with the attorneys and resources that can help you get the money you need to recover from the crash. 

We form strategic partnerships with some of the most successful and widely recognized law firms across the country. We also have a large network of resources with which we can connect victims to support their case. This includes: 

• Physicians
• Medical specialists
• Accident reconstructionists
• Industry experts

When we refer you to a co-counsel to handle your case for you, they will do so with no upfront fees. You will not need to pay anything until they close your case and recover compensation for you. These are called “contingency fees.” You only pay if your attorney secures money for you. 

Work With a Nevada Truck Accident Lawyer Who Understands What Causes These Collisions

At The Goldwater Law Firm, we work with law firm partners who are legal leaders in their communities. They understand why truck accidents happen and how to build a case to support recovering the compensation you may qualify to receive. 

In Nevada, truck accidents tend to occur on major highways and interstates. These are the primary commercial trucking routes in Nevada, allowing trucks to move cargo across the desert. Some common places where truck collisions happen include: 

• I-15, which connects California and Utah to Las Vegas
• I-80, which runs across northern Nevada and connects the West Coast with destinations in the Midwest and ends in New Jersey
• U.S. Highway 95, which connects small towns to Carson City, Reno, and Las Vegas

Nevada’s landscape and weather can contribute to accidents, in addition to issues related to the driver’s behavior. Some contributing factors for these crashes could include: 

• Nevada’s long, desolate stretches of road can contribute to a driver becoming drowsy, especially if they are violating hours-of-service regulations.
• The interstates tend to be flat and wide, which encourages higher speeds.
• Some drivers become distracted behind the wheel.
• Some engage in drunk or drugged driving.
• The desert can experience frequent and sudden weather changes, including high winds, dust storms, and heavy rain.

The direct cause of most truck accidents is a driver who violates a traffic law. On interstates, this could be due to failing to check an adjacent lane before merging into it. On other roadways, intersection accidents are common. These include failure to yield, running red lights, and following too closely. 

When you work with one of our law firm partners to handle your truck accident case, they will investigate what happened to determine the cause of your crash. Then, they will build a case to prove negligence and liability. Frequently, they hold the trucking company legally accountable for mistakes made behind the wheel of commercial vehicles, negotiating or litigating the case and recovering compensation for victims.

What Damages Can I Pursue With Help From a Nevada Truck Accident Lawyer?

When you have a Nevada big rig accident lawyer managing your case, they will identify and document your expenses and losses. They can assess your recoverable damages and seek fair compensation for them. 

This could include money for a wide range of serious and catastrophic injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, neck or back injuries, spinal cord injuries, fractures, amputations, and serious burns and scarring. 

Some Nevada truck accident injuries require extended inpatient treatment and rehabilitation. Our co-counsels in Nevada are familiar with the state’s trauma facilities: 

• University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Level I Adult, Level II Pediatrics
• Renown Regional Medical Center in Henderson, Level II
• Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas, Level II
• St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Siena Campus in Reno, Level III
• Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center – Nellis Air Force Base, Level III

They can meet with you there if you are undergoing treatment or therapies.

The cost of treatment and care at any of these facilities or any other hospital can quickly reach unimaginable levels, especially when combined with other expenses and losses. You should not suffer significant financial losses or stress because of a crash you did not cause. This is why getting justice includes holding the driver or their employer accountable and recovering compensation for: 

• Medical bills
• Ongoing care and support needs
• Income losses while you are out of work
• Reduced earning ability if you cannot return to work
• Repair or replacement of your vehicle and other damaged property
• Out-of-pocket money spent, with receipts
• Pain and suffering and other non-economic losses

Wrongful Death in a Nevada Truck Accident

Unfortunately, many truck accidents are severe enough to cause fatal injuries. If this happened to your loved one, we are very sorry. We know nothing can ease the pain of losing a family member in such a tragic way. 

Working with our law firm partners in Nevada can reduce your financial stress and allow you to grieve without worrying about how you will pay the bills. 

We can assess your options based on NRS 41.085. Under this law, the heirs and personal representatives of the decedent can pursue compensation through a wrongful death claim. The recoverable damages our co-counsels can seek for you could include medical bills, funeral expenses, lost income and benefits, loss of services, and intangible losses linked to your loved one’s death. 

What Steps Will a Nevada Commercial Truck Accident Attorney Take to Help Me?

When you work with an attorney to manage your Nevada tractor-trailer collision case, you can expect them to manage your case and all aspects of it. You can focus on getting the treatment, rehabilitative care, and rest you need to heal as fully as possible while they take care of the legal matters and provide you with regular case updates. 

We carefully select our law firm partners to ensure they provide the highest level of care and compassion for clients while fighting for maximum compensation in each case. 

Proving Negligence and Liability

Victims must have evidence to show negligence and liability in every truck accident case in Nevada. This is because Nevada uses a fault-based system that holds negligent parties accountable for the accidents they cause. 

Investigating the Accident

Your lawyer will know how to investigate the truck accident and gather evidence to support your demand for fair compensation. This includes preserving evidence held by the trucking company, obtaining official documents, and getting input from experts and specialists. 

Pursuing Compensation

Once the lawyer has a strong case based on evidence, they can demand compensation for your injuries and damages. They have experience negotiating settlements and litigating these cases. Our law firm partners are among the most successful injury attorneys in the nation and have a reputation for winning challenging cases. They will not back down just because a case is complex or because of a defendant’s notoriety or size.

Understanding the Timeline in a Nevada Truck Accident Case

Contact our team as soon as possible after your accident or your loved one’s passing. The earlier we can connect you to one of our law firm partners, the better. 

Under NRS 11.190, you likely have two years to sue the at-fault parties in a truck accident case. This applies in both injury and wrongful death cases. In some cases, such as when a defective product caused a crash, there could be a different deadline.