Jacobs, Grudberg, Belt, Dow & Katz P.C. provides top-quality legal representation to people injured in Connecticut truck accidents. Big-rigs, 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, semi-trailers, or just big trucks -- no matter what these vehicles are called, they cause some of the worst accidents on Connecticut's highways and surface streets. Victims of trucking accidents can depend on our experience with trucking accident cases, our substantial resources, and our commitment to do our best for every client.

We know that the high cost of quality legal representation can prevent people who have been injured in Connecticut trucking accidents from seeking quality legal counsel. Therefore, our trucking accident attorneys provide free consultations on all trucking accident cases and we take all our truck accident injuries on a contingency basis. If we don't win your case, there is no fee for our services.

The Advantages of Quickly Hiring a Connecticut 18 Wheeler Accident Attorney from JGBD&K

Trucking companies and professional truck drivers are regulated by numerous state and federal regulations. These regulations hold truck drivers to a high standard of care when driving on Connecticut highways. Due to the exposure this high standard creates for trucking companies and truck drivers involved in accidents, their insurance carriers often have fast response teams at the accident scene to reconstruct the trucking accident. These teams work to limit liability in any settlement of litigation.

With trucking companies and insurance companies working to limit any recovery, it is imperative to hire an experienced Connecticut truck accident lawyer quickly. At JGBD&K, our attorneys begin working to preserve evidence immediately after we are hired.

JGBD&K's Experienced Connecticut Semi-Truck Accident Attorneys

Trucking accidents are some of the most dangerous and deadly motor vehicle accidents in the state of Connecticut. Many serious trucking accidents occur on I-95, I-91, and I-84. Of course, trucking accidents can occur anywhere in the state of Connecticut, and our New Haven truck accident attorneys handle cases which occurr throughout the state of Connecticut, including the cities of Hartford, Stamford, Bridgeport, and Meriden, and the Connecticut Shoreline.

Every year our law firm provides legal advice and representation to hundreds of people seriously injured in Connecticut motor vehicle accidents. Our attorneys are skilled litigators and negotiators. The truth is that most truck accident injury cases never see the inside of a courtroom. In order to receive the best possible settlement, however, it is imperative that your truck accident attorney be prepared to go to court. Our truck accident lawyers are highly skilled litigators and prepare every case as if it were going to trial.

Causes of Connecticut Semi-Truck Accidents

Many tractor-trailer accidents are caused by truck drivers who are speeding, tailgating, suffering driver fatigue, or generally inattentive. Truck drivers are limited in the number of hours they can drive and have mandated rest periods. Unfortunately, these rules are regularly violated. Our truck accident injury attorneys work to collect drivers' logs -- which can show violations -- before they disappear or are altered.

Some of the other common causes of trucking accidents include:

• Aggressive big-rig drivers
• Unrealistic schedules
• Failure to inspect truck tires, brakes and lights
• Tailgating
• Illegally long work-shifts
• Over-sized loads
• Driver fatigue, boredom and cell phone use
• Failure to install blind spot mirrors to avoid dangerous lane changes
• Jackknifing
• Speeding and ignoring reduced truck speed limit
• Unusually large blind spots caused by size of tractor-trailor or load

Due to the large size of eighteen wheelers, collisions with automobiles and and passenger vehicles generally result in serous injuries to passengers, including spinal cord damage resulting in quadriplegia and paraplegia, loss of limbs, traumatic brain injuries, and even death.