You have two years from the date of injury to file a personal injury or wrongful death claim in the state of Connecticut. This is a crucial deadline for if you fail to file your case before that deadline passes, you will never be allowed to sue again on those injuries unless some limited exceptions apply. If the two-year filing deadline has lapsed and you try to file your case after that, the person you are suing will ask the court to dismiss the case for this reason, and the judge will most certainly dismiss the case unless the limited exception applies.

Whether you can obtain compensation for your truck accident injuries depends on who was at fault in causing the accident. If we determine that someone else is at fault, they should compensate you for your losses. This does not happen automatically, however, and you must go through the insurance claim process and possibly the lawsuit process to obtain the compensation you deserve.

This is almost always at the top of questions we get asked, but the answer is not that simple because every case is different; therefore, it will depend on each case. We can only provide a good estimate after conducting a thorough and complete analysis of all the relevant information and facts. Some of the other factors that will determine how much your case is worth include the severity of the injuries you suffered, your age, your profession or occupation, and whether you contributed to the accident.

Yes. If someone else contributed to the truck accident, then you may recover any compensation for your losses, and you should still file a claim.

The biggest difference between an auto accident and a truck accident is the severity of the injuries sustained in a truck accident are usually severe simply because of the mismatch of size and weight between a truck and a regular car.

Another big difference between car accident injury claims and truck accident injury claims is in an accident involving a truck, you can hold several different parties liable for the accident besides the truck driver, and these often include the trucking company that employs the driver who caused the accident. Truck drivers must also follow regulations that come into play in establishing liability.

One of the many things we will do for you if you retain our firm is to thoroughly investigate the facts concerning your accident, starting with information and documentation to establish who was at fault.

Our focus will be investigating the trucking company and its driver who caused the accident to establish whether they followed state and federal laws governing trucking companies, which include:

• Proof that the trucking company hired licensed truck drivers or did not hire truck drivers who have a history of accidents
• Records showing that the trucking company provided drivers with mandatory rest periods and GPS confirmation of whether the truck drivers took the rest they are required to take
• Records showing that the trucking company did not overload tractor-trailer trucks or improperly secure cargo
• Maintenance records confirming whether the trucking company made necessary repairs

It does not necessarily mean that if a truck jackknifes, then it must have been the truck driver’s fault due to negligence or error. Rather, the totality of the circumstances and conditions around the accident time will have to be analyzed to determine whether, in fact, the truck driver was at fault and, if so, by how much.

Other parties can certainly be at fault for jackknife crashes or at least share in the fault. For example, if a trucking company failed to properly maintain a truck or a jackknife occurred due to an inherently defective coupling device, the trucking company or truck manufacturer might be the liable party.