Santa Rosa Truck Accidents Lawyer

Winning Santa Rosa Truck Accidents Attorney With Decades Of Experience

Have You Been Involved in a Truck Accident?

Santa Rosa is an incredible place to call home and a wonderful place to visit. Located just 55 miles north of San Francisco, Santa Rosa’s mild climate, beautiful open vineyards, and sandy Sonoma beaches make it an ideal place to be. And in addition to all of that, we boast the best wineries, breweries, and distilleries in the county. Santa Rosa is a hub to all that Sonoma County has to offer.

And Sonoma County, along with the rest of our world today often seems as if it is in constant motion. In this constantly moving world, many of us find ourselves on busy roadways every day – often multiple times a day. When we share the road, especially in today’s world of constantly moving commerce, we share it not just with other cars, but often with huge semi-trucks and eighteen-wheelers. If you’ve ever seen one of these vehicles involved in an accident, you know that they’re extremely powerful and capable of causing significant damage if involved in an accident. Unfortunately, accidents involving large trucks occur with surprising frequency and cause thousands of injuries and deaths across the country every year.

Do you live in the Santa Rosa area? Have you, or has someone you love, been involved in an accident with a truck? If so, you may have suffered devastating consequences, and you should know that you are not alone. Large trucks can weigh as much as thirty times as much as a car. As a result, a collision can have significant consequences and cause lasting damage. If you or a loved one have been the victim of such an accident, you have rights and you should assert them. Don’t let another day go by without taking the necessary steps toward obtaining the compensation you deserve. At Davis Law Firm, our proven Santa Rosa truck accidents attorney is ready to help you do exactly that.

Truck Driver Negligence

In many truck accident situations, those accidents are caused by truck driver negligence. Driver negligence can result from, and consist of, a number of factors, including:

Illegal drug usage by the driver (often for the purpose of staying awake while driving);
Drunk driving;
Driver fatigue (commonly caused by demanding schedules that leave little time for rest);
Inadequate vehicle maintenance;
Failure to properly store and contain cargo;
Improper driver training;
Failure to follow speed limits and other road rules;
Using medications which impair judgment and/or reaction time while driving;
And more.

What Is Negligence, Exactly?

If you have been injured in a trucking accident, the word “negligence” is soon to become prominent in your life. Negligence, or fault, must be proven in order to recover for injuries sustained in a truck accident. So what does it take to prove negligence for your personal injury case?

You must be able to establish the following elements:

Duty – that the defendant owed you a duty to either act or refrain from acting;

Breach of Duty – that the defendant failed in their duty. This failure to perform is referred to as a breach of duty;

Causation – that the defendant’s breach of duty resulted in injuries to the plaintiff;

Damages – that the plaintiff suffered actual damages as a result.

These are the basic elements that must be proven to win a personal injury claim. But let’s dive just a bit deeper. What exactly is a duty? Under California law, people often owe one another a duty of care. What duties are owed are largely circumstantial. For instance, a doctor has a specialized duty of care to their patients due to the professional nature of his job. However, there are more generic duties of care that we owe one another in society. One such duty is to obey traffic laws while driving so as to put fellow drivers and passengers on the road in as little danger as possible.

But given this definition, how would we (or a judge or jury) determine if someone was negligent in their actions? Well, disobeying traffic laws would be an obvious breach of duty. But there is another standard that is often used, and that is the “reasonableness” standard. California law states that negligence is the failure to use reasonable care to prevent harm to oneself or others. So an essential determination that a jury (or trier of fact) must make is: What would a reasonably careful person do in the same, or similar, circumstances?

In other words, would a reasonably careful person have acted, or refrained from acting, in the way that the defendant did in the specific circumstances of a particular case?

A thorough investigation will help to determine the answer to these questions. It will help determine who may be at fault for the accident, and you may be able to pursue a personal injury lawsuit against one or more parties. This includes not only the truck driver but his or her employer and/or insurance company as well. At Davis Law Firm, our skilled Santa Rosa truck accidents attorney will listen to your circumstances and provide our professional opinion as to the parties at fault and the recovery that may be possible.

The consequences of driver negligence can, unfortunately, be devastating and sometimes deadly. If you or a loved one have been the victim of such an accident, you need to take action decisively and quickly. Don’t risk missing out on damages that you may be entitled to.

What Compensation Am I Entitled To?

If you are the victim of a trucking accident, you may be entitled to damages on a number of different grounds. Here at Davis Law Firm, our Santa Rosa truck accidents lawyer will fight on your behalf for the recovery of compensation that may include the following:

Medical expenses;
Estimated future medical costs;
Occupational and/or physical therapy;
Loss of consortium;
Lost wages, or lost future earnings;
Pain and suffering;
Damages for permanent disability or disfigurement;
Wrongful death;
And more.

At Davis Law Firm, we can assist you in making the determination as to who was at fault in the accident and what type of law may apply. Depending on the details of the accident, state law may apply. However, federal law will apply if the truck is involved in interstate commerce. We understand both the California laws and regulations as well as federal laws that may apply to your situation. We can help you to craft the most effective legal strategy, going forward, to argue for the recovery of maximum compensation on your behalf.

Why Davis Law Firm?

Our winning Santa Rosa truck accidents lawyer, Davis Phillips, has decades of knowledge and experience in the courtroom. He understands the complex law surrounding trucking accidents and the best strategies to pursue in order to obtain results. Davis Phillips has dedicated his practice and his career to helping victims just like you. He prides himself on helping clients recover from devastating losses and helping them to obtain the compensation they deserve to move on with the process of rebuilding their lives.

If you live in the Santa Rosa area and you have been the victim of a trucking accident, motor vehicle accident, auto vehicle accident, or biking accident, Davis Law Firm wants to put that knowledge and experience to work for you. Call us today to schedule your consultation. We would welcome the opportunity to hear your story and to learn how we might be able to help. We look forward to speaking with you soon.