Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Who Is Liable After A Company Vehicle Accident?
Being involved in a car accident is always a scary and confusing ordeal. When one of the vehicles involved is a commercial vehicle, though, the aftermath is particularly complex. You will likely sustain much more serious injuries when hit by a tractor-trailer, garbage truck, or any other type of commercial vehicle. You deserve compensation… Read More »
How Can A San Antonio Cargo Securement Accident Lawyer Help After A Crash?
Of all the different types of truck accidents, those involving falling cargo are some of the most serious. When cargo falls off a truck, the truck driver will usually lose control, which can easily cause an accident. Of course, the cargo itself is often very heavy and large and can also cause a serious… Read More »
Steps Truck Drivers Should Take After Any Accident
Truck accidents cause some of the most catastrophic injuries on San Antonio’s roads, even for truck drivers. People are often quick to blame the trucker on the scene of a serious crash, but accidents are not always caused by truck drivers. If you have been involved in a collision in your tractor-trailer, you have… Read More »
Hazards That Cause Falling Cargo
Many people cannot fathom that cargo would ever fall off a tractor-trailer. After all, these commercial trucks, and the people who drive them, have a legal obligation to get their cargo to its destination safely and to secure it properly. Additionally, cargo is usually secured in the back of a truck, with doors that… Read More »
Common Injuries Caused By Falling Cargo
Many people are nervous driving around big trucks on San Antonio’s roads and highways. It is easy to understand why. Tractor-trailers are immense, and they weigh thousands more times than a passenger vehicle. Unfortunately, 18-wheelers and other types of commercial trucks do not always have to collide into another vehicle or object to cause… Read More »
Preventing Falling Cargo Accidents
When a truck’s cargo is properly secured, it will move with the truck as the vehicle moves. Most people pass many trucks on the roads and highways, sometimes a dozen a day, and take for granted that the cargo it is carrying will stay put. Unfortunately, this does not always happen and there are… Read More »
Can Truck Drivers File A Claim For Improperly Secured Cargo?
When people think of truck accidents, they often first think of negligent truck drivers. It is true that any time a truck driver speeds, texts while driving, or otherwise acts carelessly, they can cause a crash that results in catastrophic injuries. However, it is not always only truckers who cause these serious crashes. Sometimes,… Read More »
Who Is At Fault when Two Truckers Are Involved In A Crash?
When people think of truck accidents, they often first imagine a commercial truck, such as a transport, crashing into a smaller vehicle, such as a passenger car. These types of collisions are very common, and can cause serious injury. Another type of truck accident that results in equally serious injuries are those that involve… Read More »
How Does Falling Truck Cargo Cause Accidents?
Shifting, falling, and spilling cargo causes approximately 3,000 truck accidents every year in the United States. Although these types of crashes do not rank as some of the most collisions involving trucks, as they make up fewer than one percent of all truck accidents, they can still be deadly. Improperly loaded or secured cargo… Read More »
TLC Grad Gets Over $2.5 Million Verdict In Bexar County, Texas On ‘Minor Impact Soft Tissue’ Injury Case
“I used the methods I learned at Trial Lawyers College and from Psychodrama training workshops to show the jury at a true, deep emotional level what my client had in his life before the crash and what was taken away from him; how the crash happened; and the cover-up scene after they pulled over… Read More »
