Los Angeles County · Commercial Vehicle

Truck Accident Lawyer

Truck accident cases are not big car accident cases — they involve federal safety regulations, corporate defendants, layered commercial insurance policies, and evidence (driver logs, black-box data, maintenance records) that trucking companies are allowed to destroy on a schedule. The single most important step is getting a preservation letter out fast. Zega Law Group does that in the first days, free, on contingency.

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How Zega Law Group handles truck accidents cases

Commercial carriers and their insurers deploy rapid-response teams to crash scenes — sometimes within hours. Every day without legal counsel is a day evidence can legally disappear. We move immediately: spoliation letters to preserve electronic control module data, hours-of-service logs, inspection and maintenance records, and driver qualification files, followed by a liability case built against every responsible party — driver, carrier, broker, and shipper.

What drives the value of your case

Catastrophic injury severity typical of truck collisions
Multiple liable parties and stacked commercial policies
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation violations
Future care, surgeries, and lifetime earning loss
Punitive exposure where safety rules were knowingly violated

Frequently asked questions

Who can be held liable in a truck accident?

Potentially the driver, the motor carrier, the freight broker, the shipper, and the maintenance contractor. Commercial cases usually involve multiple policies — identifying every one of them is often the difference between a policy-limits settlement and full compensation.

Why do I need a lawyer quickly after a truck crash?

Federal rules only require carriers to retain key records for limited periods, and companies may lawfully destroy them afterward. A preservation (spoliation) letter sent in the first days legally freezes that evidence.

What is a truck accident case worth?

Truck cases often involve catastrophic injuries and commercial policies far larger than personal auto coverage. Value depends on injury severity, liability strength, and available coverage — we evaluate all three in a free consultation.

Reviewed by Anita Keshishyan, Esq. — Litigation attorney, State Bar of California #332491 (admitted 2020). Last updated 2026-07-10. About the attorney →

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