Aggressive insurance defense attorneys: Our Houston dump truck accident lawyers caution that insurance companies can afford to send in a team of highly paid insurance defense attorneys along with their professional investigators and accident re-creation specialists to defend high dollar truck wreck claims. The defense team might even be on the scene of a major dump truck accident before you fully comprehend what has happened.
The goal of the insurance defense team is to protect their employers’ bottom line. They will make every effort to find evidence that will shift the blame for the dump truck accident back to you. They will look for evidence that will mitigate the potential liability of their clients. You should remember that the defense in a civil liability claim like a dump truck injury accident case doesn’t have to prove anything. The burden of proof rests entirely on the plaintiff (you). The defense only has to cast enough doubt on your story so that you can’t prove your case.
Disappearing evidence: Time is of the essence in a dump truck accident claim. Evidence is fleeting. The longer you wait to initiate your case, the less evidence you’re likely to find to support your claim.
Our Houston dump truck accident lawyers have seen time and again how almost from the very moment an accident occurs, critical pieces of evidence begin to fade, change, or disappear. Just clearing the scene of an accident irreparably alters and destroys some key evidence. Witnesses begin to leave the scene and to forget what they witnessed. Vehicles get hauled away to salvage yards and parts get sold or stolen from them. Interested parties who fear the consequences of liability sometimes destroy, change, or hide evidence. Video surveillance tapes near the scene are routinely re-used and taped over. Even weather can erase some evidence you might need.
Trucking companies: Trucking companies see liability claims as a threat to their profits and bottom lines. In the event of an accident involving one of their trucks, they fear that profits will be reduced by a payout to you. Employees of the trucking company realize that they could lose their jobs, their profit-shares, or at least face pay cuts if the company settles your claim in a fair amount. In addition, trucking company employees are not burdened by industry codes of ethics like the insurance adjusters or defense attorneys who face sanctions or loss of their licenses when they violate ethical standards. Relieved of such a burden, they are free to engage in bullying and intimidation tactics that will take you by surprise. Threats to claimants or witnesses, and manipulation of evidence to give them the ability to deny or drastically reduce your claim are not uncommon. Freed from the restraints of pesky ethical standards, trucking companies could play hardball against you and your claim to protect their assets.
Truck drivers strongly motivated to lie: Truck drivers who negligently cause major accidents and cost their employers loads of money in compensation costs are likely to find themselves quickly out of jobs. The employer just doesn’t want to take chances on other costly accidents. Other reputable companies also likely will not hire the truck drivers implicated in accident. Loss of his career represents a frightening prospect for a dump truck driver. Even decent, rule-following truck drivers might be strongly motivated to lie or to tamper with evidence in order to protect their jobs.
You need the help of an aggressive Houston dump truck accident lawyer who isn’t intimidated by defendants’ desperate tactics to protect your rights. The dedicated Houston dump truck accident lawyers at Denena & Points have extensive experience in successfully countering their heavy-handed tactics. We can meet defendants’ tactics with an effective counterattack and ensure that your opposition parties negotiate with you in good faith so that you can receive a just settlement of your claim. Contact us today for a free consultation regarding your accident and injuries.