Vaughan & Vaughan has spent nearly 100 years supporting Hoosiers in need. Our Lebanon Walmart truck accident lawyers understand that life after an accident looks rough – but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. We’re here to help you hold the right parties responsible for your recovery.
Our track record has seen us win over $4.4 million for truck accident survivors in Indiana. You can book a free case evaluation with our truck accident lawyers in Lebanon to learn more about our services.
Should You File a Personal Injury Claim After a Walmart Truck Accident?
Personal injury claims allow you to recover damages based on losses you sustain in an accident with a truck. So do insurance claims. Which helps you recover the most money?
Because Indiana is an at-fault state, you can recover some of the damages you need when filing an insurance claim. However, these claims do not allow you to recover support based on your non-economic losses.
If you want to comprehensively recover from a Walmart truck accident, Lebanon personal injury lawyers can help you integrate your non-economic and economic losses into a claim.
How Does the State Personal Injury Statute of Limitations Impact Your Right to Recover?
Should you decide to bring a personal injury claim against the party responsible for your Walmart truck accident, you need to do so within two years of your accident. Indiana’s personal injury statute of limitation outlines this deadline with the intent of keeping the cases that come before its civil judges as up-to-date as possible.
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Who Can You Hold Responsible for a Walmart Truck Accident?
To file a personal injury claim against another party, you must have enough evidence on hand to:
- Argue that a specific party owed you a duty of care
- Prove that the specific party engaged in avoidable negligence
- Prove that said negligence violated the duty owed to you
- Present evidence of economic distress stemming from your accident
In other words, you can’t hold a specific party accountable for your losses without evidence. It’s evidence, in turn, that allows you to hold truck drivers, companies, and Walmart affiliates accountable for your losses.
You also have to account for the impact that contracts may have on your case. Walmart likes to hire independent contractors to drive their trucks. Why? Because Walmart doesn’t assume responsibility for independent contractors. If you get into an accident with a contractor, you can sue that individual. If you get into a crash with an employee, you can sue Walmart.
Can You Hold Third Parties Responsible for a Walmart Truck Accident?
There are circumstances wherein you can hold a third party, besides Walmart or its drivers, accountable for your losses. The third parties that may play a role in your fight to recover from a Walmart truck accident can include the following:
- Mechanics
- Truck manufacturers
- Construction crews
- Government representatives
Your ability to hold these parties financially responsible for your recovery will depend on what evidence of fault you find at the scene of an accident. Our Walmart truck accident attorneys in Lebanon can help you analyze key data, including witness statements and black box data, to assign liability appropriately.
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What’s the Average Walmart Truck Accident Settlement?
There’s no such thing as an “average” Walmart truck accident settlement. No two settlements look alike. However, you can refer to precedent to determine what losses to include in your request for support.
Personal injury claims allow you to recover economic and non-economic damages based on the losses you sustained in your crash. These may include the following:
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Emotional distress
- Emergency room and ambulance fees
- Long-term healthcare
- Lost wages
- Property restoration
- Wrongful death and funeral expenses
We can work together to determine the sum total of the losses you can include in your claim. We can then refer to that number in conversations about the support you deserve, whether those conversations take place in court or in private negotiations.
How Can a Lebanon Walmart Truck Accident Lawyer Help You Fight for Support?
There’s no one way to fight for accident support. Once you file a personal injury claim, you get to determine how legal proceedings progress. For example, you can request a traditional trial. Traditional Walmart truck accident trials allow you to go through:
- Discovery
- Opening statements
- Examination
- Cross-examination
- Closing statements
- Deliberation and verdict
These proceedings are best suited in cases where a belligerent party won’t recognize the total value of your case.
You can alternatively request that an attorney arrange private settlement negotiations with a liable party. Settlement negotiations tend to resolve faster than a trial, but they are negotiations. You may have to compromise when asking for support based on certain losses.
Book a Free Personal Injury Case Consultation Today
You don’t have to let big corporations like Walmart get away with unchecked negligence. Lebanon Walmart truck accident attorneys are here to help you take drivers and corporate representatives to civil court over dangerous roadway collisions.
You can connect with Vaughan & Vaughan today to discuss which of our services might best help you recover. Your first case evaluation comes free of charge and does not lock you into a set course of action. Contact us before your statute of limitations expires.
