Truck & Commercial Vehicle Collisions

Truck Collision Lawyers

The commercial vehicle accident attorneys  at Johnson, Clifton, Larson, & Schaller, P.C. use knowledge of the federal trucking safety regulations with detailed investigation of truck accidents to maximize their clients' recovery. If you or someone in your family has been severely injured or killed in a collision involving a semi-tractor-trailer combination, a flatbed truck, log truck, a rented moving van or any commercial vehicle, contact one of our experienced truck accident lawyers.

Over the years, we have represented drivers, passengers, motorcyclists or bike riders, and pedestrians who have had the misfortune to be injured by an eighteen-wheeler or other heavy commercial vehicle. Because of the mismatch in size between the vehicles involved in such accidents, the injuries are frequently catastrophic or fatal. Our experience and investigative resources have led to favorable settlements and jury verdicts in cases involving:

• Tailgating, speeding, driving while impaired, over-hour commercial vehicle-driving, and other unsafe or negligent conduct on the part of the truck driver.
• Defective components, as in the case where a rental truck with a faulty transmission lurched into gear and crushed our client's leg or when a tragic collision resulted from inadequate maintenance.
• Violations of federal and state safety regulations including hours on duty, drivers' physical and medical fitness, and improper supervision by the trucking companies.

The truck accident attorneys  at Johnson, Clifton, Larson, & Schaller, P.C. have investigated and tried many big rig accident cases and stay alert for the possibility of falsified truck-driver logs, destruction of evidence, and even fraudulent evidence. In one fatal pedestrian case, we were able to prove that the driver of the delivery truck who killed a 12-year-old girl and glued deer hair to the damaged truck in a misguided attempt to establish an alibi, was acting within the course and scope of employment and was also liable.

We have successfully resolved hundreds of truck and commercial vehicle accidents. Truck accident litigation can be complicated, requiring extensive accident reconstruction, thorough examination of drivers' log books, and investigation into employers' responsibilities for their drivers' conduct. To see how our experience with truck accidents can make a positive difference for you, contact a truck accident lawyer at Johnson, Clifton, Larson, & Schaller, P.C.

The product defect attorneys at Johnson, Clifton, Larson, & Schaller, P.C. represent plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving medical malpractice, motor vehicle accidents, truck accidents, disabled persons' tort claims, nursing home negligence or elder abuse, industrial and construction accidents, birth injury cases, and product liability or defective medical device cases. Our auto accident lawyers serve clients throughout Central Oregon, Southern Oregon, Eastern Oregon and the Willamette Valley, including Corvallis, Salem, Medford, Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Bend, Redmond, Ashland, Creswell, Central Point, Grants Pass, Brownsville, Myrtle Creek, Springfield, and Albany, OR.

Lane County ◦ Marion County ◦ Benton County ◦ Douglas County ◦ Klamath County ◦ Jefferson County ◦ Jackson County ◦ Josephine County ◦ Crook County ◦ Deschutes County ◦ Lincoln County ◦ Tillamook County ◦ Multnomah County ◦ Washington County ◦ Clackamas County