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What To Do After a Truck Accident in Alabama

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Mar 15, 2025

What To Do After a Truck Accident in Alabama

If you have been in a truck accident in Alabama, make sure you and everyone with you are safe. If you can, move to the side of the road. Record what you can from the accident scene and seek medical attention as soon as possible. It’s important to report your truck accident to both your insurance company and law enforcement. However, you will want to be careful with what you say to the insurance companies. You may also want to consider hiring an Alabama truck accident attorney for help.

An Alabama truck accident lawyer can guide you through the next steps after the collision. Your attorney will encourage you to let their law firm deal with insurance adjusters. They will also advise you to follow your doctor’s treatment orders. You’ll quickly discover that hiring a truck accident lawyer takes on much of the stress and worry in your fight for financial justice.

The Benefits of Hiring Your Attorney Sooner Rather Than Later

Hire our Alabama truck accident attorney if you:

  • Have little experience with truck accident claims: For most victims, being involved in a truck accident is probably the first time they have ever been in an accident. It’s a very traumatic event, and the lack of familiarity with truck accident claims can expose you to risk. Even if you have dealt with one or more truck accidents before, a lawyer’s impartial service will be valuable.
  • Want to recover without the stress of your case looming over you: An Alabama personal injury lawyer will take on insurers’ challenges to your claim, the rigorous demands of building a successful case, and the other duties that can be stressful for accident survivors. You don’t need more stress as you heal from your injuries.
  • Recognize that insurance companies aren’t on your side: Don’t mistake the insurance companies’ motives as altruistic. As a matter of fact, insurance companies may actively fight your case. Your lawyer will protect you from any bad-faith tactics that could otherwise cripple your truck accident claim.
  • Want an experienced team with ample resources fighting for the compensation you deserve: There is no downside in having a legal team fighting for you. You not only gain access to a lawyer’s experience and insights but also the law firm’s personnel and financial resources. These assets can translate to success in your truck accident case.

To say a truck accident can “shake you up” would be an understatement. These collisions are, for most, traumatic. The help a lawyer offers should provide relief and resources when you could use them.

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You Cannot Assume Insurers Will Pay You Fairly—You May Have to Fight for It

Our Alabama lawyer has helped many clients secure fair compensation, in many cases from insurers. Take it from us: Insurance companies do not always treat claimants ethically, let alone with compassion.

Allow our team to protect you from any bad-faith tactics insurers might use, which include:

  • Lying to you about the details of the insurance policies
  • Telling you, falsely, that you are not entitled to coverage
  • Offering a lowball offer quickly, hoping you will be enticed by the immediate (but insufficient) payment
  • Doing everything in their power to avoid paying you all the compensation you deserve

While bad-faith insurance tactics are generally against the law in Alabama and elsewhere, they happen routinely. An Alabama tractor-trailer accident lawyer will make sure no insurance company turns you from a claimant into a victim of unethical tactics.

How Your Alabama Truck Accident Lawyer Will Build Your Case (and Fight for Full Compensation)

An Alabama truck accident attorney will be many things for you. They will be your advisor. They will be your counselor. They will be your advocate with insurance companies. They will even help you with medical care and other appointments related to the truck accident.

Your lawyer’s primary role, though, will be to pursue all the compensation you deserve.  Your attorney will fulfill this role by:

Proving Who Caused Your Truck Accident With Evidence and Witness Testimony

Your attorney will become an investigator the minute you hire them. They will pursue any evidence that suggests who caused the accident, and that evidence may include:

  • Your account of the accident (which liable parties may try to discredit, but which other evidence will likely confirm)
  • Any eyewitness accounts related to the truck accident
  • Any video of the collision from traffic cameras or other recording devices
  • Photographs of vehicular damage

The truck, as well as the trucking company that employs the driver, may also withhold evidence. Your lawyer will seek any employment records, service records, black-box data, video footage, and other evidence from the truck or trucking company.

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Documenting Medical Care and All Other Accident-Related Damages

Those who cause truck accidents leave substantial harm in their wake. Your attorney will tell the story of how the accident has harmed you, and may tell that story with the following:

  • Healthcare records, including medical images, bills, and doctors’ notes and diagnoses
  • Invoices, including any receipts for vehicle repairs and temporary transportation
  • Financial records, which can prove how much income or earning power you have lost due to the collision
  • Expert testimony, which can be credible documentation of your injuries, physical symptoms, mental health struggles, and other damages

Your lawyer may rely on economists, mental health professionals, automotive repair technicians, and other experts as they determine (and document) the cost of the truck crash.

Seeking a Settlement From Insurers (or Demanding That They Honor Their Contracts)

Negotiating experience matters. Allow an Alabama 18-wheeler accident lawyer who has negotiated many settlements to negotiate yours, too.

Negotiating a settlement is not the only way of completing a truck accident case. If you and your legal team decide to pursue a lawsuit (which could lead to a trial), hiring a law firm allows you to pivot without hesitation.

Damages Truck Accident Victims in Alabama Often Receive Compensation For

Any experienced truck accident attorney knows that these collisions can be particularly devastating. It’s the individuals in the vehicle the truck hits that face the greatest risk of injury and death.

Your lawyer is prepared to seek compensation for any damages you present, which may include:

  • Pain and suffering, which can include physical pain, emotional anguish, psychological distress, and many other non-economic damages
  • Medical costs, including both emergency and non-emergency treatment following the collision
  • All professional losses from the accident, including any lost income, diminished earning capacity, lost benefits, and the loss of any professional opportunities
  • The cost of repairing or replacing any items damaged during the accident, which may include your vehicle

You must never assume you’re at fault, or that your case is not worth much. Let an attorney speak with you, identify your losses, and provide a personalized evaluation. Consultations are free, so there’s no risk in calling.

Call the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown Today for Your Free Consultation About an Alabama Truck Accident Attorney

There are many reasons to hire your Alabama truck accident attorney from the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown. There are our 30 years of experience in personal injury law. There are financial reasons, including the more than $100 million in case results we have recovered for our clients. There are also non-economic reasons, such as our commitment to quality over quantity—we limit our client base so everyone we represent receives hands-on representation.

Let us hear you out. Call the Law Office of Dwayne L. Brown today for your free consultation.

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