Filing a truck accident lawsuit has never been a straightforward process. Unlike lawsuits that concern collisions between cars and other consumer-owned passenger vehicles, truck accident lawsuits tend to be particularly complex. One of the primary reasons for this disparity is that there are almost always defendants named in truck accident lawsuits beyond the drivers of the vehicles involved.
In addition to any negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing committed by the truck driver, the following parties are frequently named as defendants in truck accident lawsuits:
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The trucking company that employs the truck operator
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