One of the more significant accidents that occurs involves large trucks, semis or 18 wheelers. The sheer size and weight of these vehicles often leads to debilitating injuries for passengers in other vehicles. West Virginia highways have always been extremely busy with 18 wheelers. Add in the curves of our country roads and our interstate system and truck accidents unfortunately are way too common.
When a severe truck or semi accident happens, the lawyer you choose can make all the difference in the amount of the settlement or verdict. Rist Law Office has successfully handled a number of semi accident cases through verdict or settlement. In many of these cases our offices helped truck accident victims with severe and debilitating injuries including spinal cord injuries and paralysis. In the worst truck accidents, we worked with family members of someone who was killed in an accident to recover damages against the negligent truck driver.
In any serious truck accident case, the experts that are hired by an attorney to examine what happened and in some cases to reconstruct the accident itself if liability was contested can make all of the difference. Our office typically likes to quickly involve expert witnesses in a serious accident or fatality case. Accident reconstruction experts, life care planners, vocational experts, and trucking and transportation experts can help to piece together an entire story which becomes the foundation for a large settlement or award at trial.
From Bluefield to Wheeling and Martinsburg to Huntington, West Virginia truck accidents occur frequently on Interstate 77, Interstate 64, Interstate 79 , Interstate 81 near Martinsburg, and Interstate 70 in Wheeling. Add in the curves of the West Virginia Turnpike between Bluefield, Beckley and Charleston, and trucking accidents can happen anywhere. Rist Law Office handles accidents throughout West Virginia and we can help you or your family with a severe trucking accident.
Our office was recently named a Top 15 Best Truck Accident Lawyer for our work on truck accidents. The ranking was made after reviewing over 1,000 law firms, including their online reviews and a mystery client that called the firm for assistance. We are proud to have been ranked so highly and to have a received a report card with an “A+” grade in all categories examined. We take cases seriously and it shows in awards and achievements we have proudly obtained.
For more information about our truck accident work, or to speak to a lawyer in our Fayetteville office, call us at (304) 574-8912. There is never a charge to discuss a semi or 18 wheeler accident case with a client. All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, which means there is no fee unless your case is settled or won at trial.
The first step to any West Virginia Car Accident Case is a thorough evaluation of your story. Call us and we will run through all aspects of your case in order to get an idea of how best to help you. All of our consultations are completely free and any information provided to us is kept strictly confidential.