Attorney Mike Zara provides experienced truck accident representation throughout Wisconsin. Free consultation. No fee unless we win.
Truck accidents cause some of the most devastating injuries on the road. A fully loaded commercial truck can weigh 80,000 pounds, making collisions with passenger vehicles catastrophic. These cases are more complex than typical car accident claims because they involve federal regulations, multiple liable parties, and aggressive corporate defense teams.
In Wisconsin, personal injury cases are governed by specific state laws that affect how your case is handled:
Wisconsin follows modified comparative negligence under Wis. Stat. 895.045. If you are 51% or more at fault, you cannot recover. Wisconsin caps non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases at $750,000 but does not cap damages in other personal injury cases.
Truck accident cases involve layers of complexity that standard car accident cases do not. Trucking companies are governed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and must follow strict regulations regarding hours of service, vehicle maintenance, driver qualifications, and cargo loading. Violations of these regulations can establish negligence. Multiple parties may be liable, including the truck driver, the trucking company, the cargo loading company, the truck manufacturer, and maintenance providers.
Truck accidents frequently result from driver fatigue and hours-of-service violations, distracted driving, improper cargo loading or overloading, inadequate vehicle maintenance and brake failures, speeding and aggressive driving, impaired driving, and failure to account for weather or road conditions. Electronic logging devices (ELDs) and black box data from the truck can provide critical evidence in these cases.
Zara Injury Law represents truck accident victims throughout Wisconsin, including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Appleton, Waukesha, Eau Claire, and surrounding communities. If you have been injured in a truck accident incident anywhere in Wisconsin, contact us for a free case evaluation.