Amazon is a powerful company, but it’s not immune from civil action. If you get hit by an Amazon truck driver on the road, you may have the right to hold the corporation liable for your losses. Our Delphi Amazon truck accident lawyers can outline your rights after your crash.
Hoosiers have relied on Vaughan & Vaughan to help them navigate the civil court system since 1913. If you need support while recovering from a truck accident, our Delphi accident lawyers can bolster your spirits – and your bank account. Contact us today to learn more about how our services can help you recover.
How to Assign Liability After an Amazon Truck Accident
Before you can recover a settlement based on your truck accident losses, a Delphi personal injury lawyer needs to help you assign responsibility for your accident. We do this by assessing the duty of care involved in your accident.
Everyone on the road owes you a duty of care, and you owe everyone else a duty. That “duty” is the responsibility to act reasonably and prevent accidents or dangerous incidents that you can predict. Amazon truck drivers who either deliberately or accidentally engage in roadway negligence violate that duty and endanger the people around them.
Breaking Down Relevant Evidence
To determine whether or not an Amazon truck driver violated the duty of care they owed you, our team looks at a range of tangible and intangible data points. These can include the following:
- Physical debris
- Environmental damage at the scene
- Video footage of your accident
- Pictures from before and after your accident
- Statements from witnesses
- A truck’s black box data
- Electronic data
- Expert witness statements
All of these data points tell us:
- What kind of negligence caused your accident
- Who was at the scene at the time of your accident
- Who wasn’t at the scene at the time of your accident
- Whether or not one or more parties engaged in dangerous negligence
Once we’ve analyzed the data available to us, we can assign fault for your losses to one or more parties. If more than one party bears the blame for your accident, we can divide fault for your losses between those parties.
Breaking Down Relevant Contracts
Our Amazon truck accident lawyers in Delphi, IN, also have an obligation to take contracts into account when assigning liability for your losses.
Amazon likes to work with independent contractors. Why? Because Amazon does not assume legal responsibility for the behavior of its contractors. Independent contractors operating Amazon trucks take responsibility for their own behavior on the road – meaning you can sue an independent contractor but not their clients, of which Amazon may be one.
Comparatively, employees can often default responsibility for an on-duty accident back onto their employer. If you’re hit by an Amazon employee, you may have the right to sue Amazon for the damages you need to recover.
Your Case Will Get
The Attention It Deserves
Filing an Insurance Claim After an Amazon Truck Accident
Amazon requires all of its truck drivers to maintain company-approved insurance while affiliated with the company. As such, you may have the right to file an insurance claim with a truck driver’s provider after an accident.
Doing so can help you secure support based on your economic losses. However, insurance companies are not obligated to offer you support based on any non-economic losses you sustained in an accident.
It’s still worth your time to file an insurance claim. However, our team recommends that you meet with a relevant insurance company representative when you have an experienced attorney on staff. Our presence can prevent insurance claims adjusters from using bad faith tactics to minimize the compensation they award you.
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Filing a Personal Injury Claim After an Amazon Truck Accident
If you want to recover losses based on your economic and non-economic damages, our Delphi, IN, Amazon truck accident lawyers encourage you to file a personal injury claim against your liable party. Our team can gather the evidence needed to make your case before calculating the value of your desired settlement.
We base the value of your settlement on losses like the following:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Ambulance fees
- Emergency room care
- Additional medical treatments
- Pain management and mobility aids
- Lost wages
- Property damage and restoration
- Wrongful death and funeral expenses, if applicable
Once we submit your case to a civil judge, we can discuss how you want to fight for the support you deserve. If you want to go to trial, we can prepare you for examination and cross-examination. If you’d prefer to resolve your case out of court, we can arrange settlement negotiations with your liable party.
Bringing Your Claim Forward On Time
Indiana’s personal injury statute of limitations gives you no more than two years to file a claim against the party responsible for your Amazon truck accident. You must act within that two-year period if you want to go through the civil system to recover damages.
Amazon Truck Accident Lawyers in Delphi Fight for You
You don’t have to shoulder the responsibility of funding your recovery alone. If you need help paying your bills after an accident with an Amazon truck, call Delphi accident lawyers. Vaughan & Vaughan can help you act in Indiana’s civil courts, where you can fight for the settlement you deserve.
Your first case evaluation with our staff comes free of charge and obligation. You can contact us today to book an appointment with an experienced attorney. Let’s discuss your right to compensation now.
