Accidents can happen anywhere, anytime, and for various reasons. But, imagine you're driving down the highway and suddenly you have to slam brakes because there is a truck stopped on the highway. The vehicle coming from behind slams into the back of … [Read more...]
Filing a Car Accident Claim Against a Large Trucking Company
One of the biggest legal issues facing you after an accident with a large truck is to determine fault. The Department of Transportation reports that in car accidents involving large trucks, around 87% of the accidents are because of truck driver … [Read more...]
Avoiding St. Louis Semi-Truck Accidents
Semi-trucks form a relatively small part of registered vehicles on the road; however, they are the cause of a large number of road accidents. Car accidents involving semi-trucks often result in catastrophic injuries and fatalities. The most … [Read more...]
Wide-Turn Truck Accidents
Large industrial trucks are difficult to move around corners, putting other vehicles and pedestrians at risk. Truck accidents are quite common, not only in Missouri, but in the entire United States. It is not easy to maneuvre large industrial or … [Read more...]
Staying Off the Roads in Unfavorable Conditions
When an accident involves immense vehicles such as semi-trucks, many times serious injuries or fatalities are the result. To avoid these types of collisions it is important to take the advice of staying off the roads when driving conditions are … [Read more...]
The Impact of a Sympathetic Plaintiff in Personal Injury
There is good reason why 80% of personal injury lawsuits never see the inside of a courtroom. Defendant's lawyers know that sympathy plays a large role in a jury’s decision. This is particularly true for a truck accident, as the injuries are usually … [Read more...]
Looking Beyond the Police Report to Uncover the Truth
Accident scenes can be difficult to judge, even for those directly involved. The accident report prepared may be subject to mistakes, making you responsible for an accident that was not your fault. This is especially true for collisions that occur … [Read more...]
Blazing Semi Truck Kills Two Motorists
In early September, two motorists died in an accident after their vehicle was caught underneath a semi truck that caught fire. Early on September 3rd, police and firefighters responded to the scene of an accident that occurred just after midnight. … [Read more...]
Understand Why Semi Truck Accidents Happen so You Can Avoid Them
As drivers we hope that we will never be involved in an accident. Yet many accidents occur and many drivers will at some point experience an accident themselves or will hear of a loved one or family member who has been in an accident. Pretty serious … [Read more...]
New Safety Rules To Combat Driver Fatigue
The Hoffmann Law Firm, L.L.C. has the resources to help victims of truck accidents in Missouri and Illinois. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration set new regulations in 2011 that responded to the … [Read more...]