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We have the experience needed to thoroughly represent those who’ve been injured by the negligence of commercial truck drivers.
Due to their size, weight, and limited maneuverability, 18-wheelers involved in accidents with smaller vehicles can cause serious injuries. If you’ve been injured or lost a loved one in an accident that was the result of a truck driver’s carelessness or negligence, you need expert help to navigate the complicated process of holding truck drivers and trucking companies accountable.
At Bowman Law, we make every effort to ensure you are thoroughly and aggressively represented to get the financial compensation you deserve for the damages you’re facing. The last thing you need is more stress – we’re here to get you the best compensation possible while taking care of all the details, so you don’t have to worry. Contact us for a free consultation.
We work with clients across Colorado including Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins.
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Working with Bowman Law makes an overwhelming experience feel manageable so you can focus on getting well.
Our trucking accident law firm knows that navigating the legal process that follows a trucking accident can be overwhelming. We care about navigating the process as stress and worry free as possible for our clients well-being.
The Colorado trucking accident lawyers at Bowman Law have decades of experience and success in winning fair compensation for clients who need help after experiencing a trucking accident.
We’re awarded by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association for having the skills, ethics, and determination needed to not only help our clients, but to improve the American jurisprudence system.
Our trucking accident lawyers work tirelessly throughout the legal claim process until you’re given the compensation you deserve. While we focus on the results, you can relax and focus on your healing and recovery.
Resulting from a variety of potential reasons, trucking accident lawsuits differ from automobile accidents in that truck drivers are typically on the clock during the time of the accident. This complicates the lawsuit pursuit process as it involves the trucking company and their insurance agency, in addition to the truck driver. Depending on the reason found for the accident, between truck driver errors, violation of federal rules, mechanical failures, hiring negligence, and a variety of unsafe driving practices, trucking accident lawsuits can involve complicated investigations and assessments during the claims process to hold truck drivers and trucking companies accountable.
From gathering evidence to negotiating with insurance companies, Bowman Law specializes in managing every detail of your case. Our Colorado trucking accident lawyers have years of experience winning cases involving:
Our team will hold truck drivers accountable
From driving too fast for road conditions, driving aggressively to meet delivery deadlines, following other cars from behind too closely, driving while not properly rested, and more, truck driver errors are one of the leading causes to accidents with smaller vehicles. With 37% of trucking accidents occurring on interstates and freeways, these driver errors can be particularly dangerous when carried out at high speeds.
Trucking accidents with smaller vehicles cause more serious injuries due to the extreme size and weight difference between 18-wheelers and automobiles, making these driver errors dangerous and sometimes deadly. The commercial trucking accident lawyers at Bowman Law will thoroughly investigate and determine these contributing factors to your accident, even if you are partially at fault.
Our attorneys make unsafe driver practices known
Truck drivers are required to comply with federal and state regulations to ensure driving safety, in addition to following the same travel laws as other drivers on the road. Even though trucking companies are controlled by industry regulations, they’ll often cut corners and bend rules to maximize their profits. This puts drivers at risk for violating the rules put in place to protect other drivers on the road.
At Bowman Law, we obtain the trucking company’s records and driving logs promptly to carefully review as further evidence of driver negligence. Once we determine that an accident was directly caused as a result of a driver violating one of these regulations, we ensure a strong basis to claim driver negligence and get you the compensation you deserve.
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Maintenance logs and inspection records are required to be kept by all trucking companies, ensuring that 18-wheelers are operating properly and safely. Without proper maintenance, trucks can experience a myriad of dangers problems like brake or tire failure, trailer problems creating unsafe transport of freight, steering equipment malfunctions, and more.
While overall driver negligence can be blamed in many truck accident cases, poor truck maintenance and defective trucking equipment can also cause crashes and serious injuries. Navigating cases caused by these issues can be complicated and overwhelming. Our attorneys are trained to take on these cases and handle the stressful parts, so you can focus on your healing.
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With fully-loaded semi trucks weighing more than 80,000 pounds, colliding head on with one of these trucks while driving an automobile can cause massive impact. Especially when driving at highway speeds, these collisions can cause catastrophic, often fatal, injuries.
Head-on accidents typically occur when one vehicle abandons its proper lane, moving across the center line toward oncoming traffic. In some cases, it’s the truck that moves across the line, and in others, it’s the smaller vehicle. In both cases, our trucking accident attorneys have experience needed to pursue the compensation you need to cover the damages.
Our attorneys hold unsafe truck drivers accountable
Maneuvering and stopping an 18-wheeler can be challenging. Trucks require a much larger stopping time than a regular automobile. When a driver fails to stop in time, they’ll inevitably rear-end the car in front of them, which tends to be drastically smaller in weight and size. In these cases, passengers riding in the automobile can suffer severe, sometimes fatal, injuries from the impact made by the much larger truck.
Instead of seeking compensation to cover damages from a truck driver, trucking company, and their insurers, seek guidance from the experienced attorneys at Bowman Law. We work tirelessly to make sure your damages are covered and you’re compensated fairly.
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Trucking companies sometimes try to ship large amounts of goods while reducing the number of trips a truck has to take, resulting in dangerously overloaded trucks. Sudden stops, sharp turns, and poorly designed or defective equipment can cause an 18-wheeler to rollover, and these occurrences are even more likely to occur when combined with driver negligence.
If a semi-truck rollover collides with an automobile, the chance of survival can be significantly slimmer than other trucking accidents. When trying to recover your damages, you need experienced legal help that’s ready to protect you during the stressful process. You can count on the Bowman Law truck accident lawyers to not back down until we make it right.
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Often the result of driver error or negligence, jackknife accidents occur when a truck folds back on itself, resembling a folding pocket knife. Even though anti-jackknife devices and anti-lock brakes are installed to prevent such accidents, equipment malfunction or improper driving can create these often fatal situations. Especially on crowded icy highway roads, jackknifing can involve multiple automobiles with complicated logistics and severe injuries.
If you’re involved in a jackknife accident, the complex legal procedures that will follow can be difficult to navigate. Trust the best trucking accident lawyers at Bowman Law truck to help you get back on your feet.
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One of the most dangerous types of truck accidents, underride accidents occur when a smaller automobile collides with the rear of the tractor trailer. Because of the extreme height difference, this positioning puts the smaller vehicle at risk for driving under the rear or side of a trailer. Potentially sheering the roof off of the automobile or crushing the front-end, these collisions often create instant fatality for automobile passengers.
Truck underride crashes can be some of the scariest and traumatizing truck accidents that happen on today’s busy roads and highways. Bowman Law truck accident attorneys have the experience and determination needed to help underride accident victims seek full compensation for their often tragic losses.
Given the immense impact and force involved in trucking accidents, the resulting injuries can be intense, complicated, and life-altering – if not fatal. Due to the severity of these injuries, it is important that medical treatment is sought as soon as possible to determine medical diagnosis.
Common types of trucking accident injuries include the following:
One of the most common injuries sustained in a truck accident, injuries to the head can cause a variety of brain complications. Concussions, hematoma, hemorrhages, and contusions are all types of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) that range in severity and side-effects. Some brain injuries can also lead to problems like seizures and other neuropsychiatric reactions.
Due to the position of the body when seated in an automobile, drivers involved in trucking accidents are at high risk for back and neck injuries. These range from whiplash, also known as Cervical Acceleration-Deceleration syndrome (CAD), muscle strains/sprains, nerve damage, herniated discs, and more.
The extreme impact experienced by automobile drivers involved in a trucking collision can be enough to cause bones to fracture and break. In many cases, these fractures are called comminuted fractures, meaning a bone has broken into more than two pieces or is crushed completely. Fractures may take multiple months to heal and, in some cases, can cause disability or permanent nerve pain.
Amputations can be caused either directly by the accident or as a result of injuries from the accident. The loss of a limb is a traumatic injury, whether it occurs instantly from the crash’s impact or later after a damaged limb is deemed severely in need of surgical removal after sustaining the injury. Due to their extreme nature, amputation recovery can be a long and arduous process.
Due to highly-flammable and potentially explosive chemical and fuel leaks from a crashed truck, drivers involved in a trucking accident can be at risk for severe burn injuries. These burns can result in permanent disfigurement and even life-threatening infections and fluid losses. In severe cases, the burns can result in fatality or the need for amputation.
The massive impact automobile drivers experience when involved in trucking accidents can cause a myriad of injuries involving soft tissue like muscles, tends, or ligaments, and also vital organs. In severe crashes, drivers are at risk for internal bleeding caused by external injuries.
The more mild but still serious injury experienced by those involved in trucking accidents, lacerations refer to skin wounds ranging in depths cut by a large object. Larger lacerations and penetrations of larger objects involve heavier blood less and all lacerations put the skin at risk for infections.
Injuries involving the chest or rib cage, which protects vital organs, can cause extreme pain or be life-threatening. Depending on the placement and level of impact experienced in the trucking accident, automobile drivers can experience fractures, soft tissue injuries, and other complicated rib and torso injuries.
Injuries from a collision with a commercial truck are likely to be severe, if not life-threatening or fatal. With details of truck accident lawsuits being unique to each case and many factors involved in deciding a case’s worth, receiving compensation for the damages and loss experienced in a truck accident can be complicated.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident, our experienced trucking accident lawyers can review the details of your injury and losses and discuss whether you have a valid claim. You may be entitled to seek compensation for a range of monetary and non-monetary damages including:
Unlike automobile accidents, commercial vehicle accidents are complex. Often involving multiple parties, insurers, and severe injuries, taking on a trucking accident case requires a skilled attorney to determine the best course of action to best represent the client. From conducting investigations, to estimating losses from the injury, and assessing costs of future medical care and lost income, an experienced attorney will help you navigate the complicated legal process.
Due to the immense size and weight of the average 18-wheeler, when commercial trucks and automobiles collide, it’s the smaller vehicle that experiences the most damage. With trucks weighing about 20 times more than the average passenger car, trucking accidents are seen as deadly or life-threatening for passenger vehicle occupants.
Each truck accident lawsuit has unique details and complications, making it difficult to quote a standard amount. With many factors determining how much a case is worth – from medical expenses, lost wages, funeral expenses, and even pain and suffering – an evaluation from a truck accident attorney is the best way to determine a case’s worth.
Victims of truck accidents may be entitled to compensation for a variety of damages, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, property damage, and future medical care. A skilled truck accident lawyer will assess the full extent of your injuries and losses to help maximize your compensation.
In Colorado, you typically have three years from the date of the accident to file a truck accident lawsuit. It’s crucial to act quickly, as valuable evidence can be lost, and missing this deadline could prevent you from pursuing compensation. Consulting with an attorney as soon as possible can ensure your case is handled in time.
Liability in a truck accident can extend beyond the driver. The trucking company, the truck’s owner, cargo loaders, maintenance providers, or even a manufacturer may share responsibility if their negligence contributed to the crash. An attorney will investigate all possible parties to strengthen your claim.
Truck drivers and companies must follow strict federal regulations on driving hours, maintenance, and cargo limits. If these rules are violated and an accident occurs, it can be powerful evidence in your case. Proving a violation may increase your chances of recovering full compensation.
Often, yes. Because trucks are much larger and heavier than passenger cars, accidents tend to cause more severe injuries and higher medical costs. Trucking companies also typically carry larger insurance policies, which can lead to larger settlements compared to standard car accident claims.
If you were injured by a negligent party, you may have questions about our rights. In an effort to circumvent the confusing and convoluted information scattered online, the Colorado personal injury law firm of Bowman Law LLC, has compiled important information in this resource guide. The Colorado Personal Injury Law Resource Guide is based on our law firm’s core values and should help you understand the Colorado legal system.
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Get trusted legal representation from experienced car accident lawyers in Colorado. We make the process of recovering damages from a car accident as easy and pain-free as possible.
Following a motor vehicle injury, the last thing you want to worry about is the legal claims process. At our car accident law firm Bowman Law LLC, we make the process of recovering your damages suffered in a car accident as easy and pain-free as possible.
Our team of compassionate car accident attorneys at Bowman Law will take the time to guide and stand with you throughout the entire process of your car accident claim and settlement. Responsive, caring and ready to answer your questions, we provide timely progress updates and negotiate your settlement to ensure fair compensation for the damages and injuries you have suffered.
Our car accident lawyers serve the Denver area, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, and throughout Colorado.
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Working with Bowman Law car accident law firm makes an overwhelming experience feel manageable so you can focus on getting well.
At Bowman Law, our lawyers know that car accidents and the legal process that follows them are an incredibly stressful experience. We treat our clients the way we would want to be treated, because we care about you.
Our lawyers have over a decade of experience representing people like you. Our team is proud to get to serve Coloradans in need of help after a car accident.
Awarded by the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association in recognition for the skills, ethics and dedication to improving the American system of jurisprudence.
We work tirelessly to get you the proper compensation throughout the legal claim process. With Bowman Law, you will not have to worry about getting a just and fair settlement after a car accident.
With the increasing number of vehicles on the road in Denver and other areas of Colorado, car accidents are an everyday hazard for many Coloradans. Traffic related injury hospitalizations rates among Colorado residents show a concerning trend. Many types of car accidents are preventable and are caused by another driver’s carelessness, inattention, or disregard for safety.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a motor-vehicle crash from some else’s disregard for safety, you may be entitled to seek compensation. Our car accident injury lawyers have significant experience in motor vehicle law, including these types of incidents seen throughout Denver.
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There’s nothing more scary than being involved in a drunk driving accident. Impaired driving is oftentimes labeled “Driving Under the Influence” (DUI) or “Driving While Impaired” (DWAI). While the terminology may differ depending on the jurisdiction, there is a comprehensive agreement that drunk driving is one of the leading causes of road traffic casualties.
A number of parties may be held responsible for drunk driving accidents, including drivers, hosts and bar/restaurant staff and owners. Our team at Bowman Law has the legal expertise to handle the complex legal process involved with drunk driving accidents.
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There’s nothing more scary than being involved in a drunk driving accident. Impaired driving is oftentimes labeled “Driving Under the Influence” (DUI) or “Driving While Impaired” (DWAI). While the terminology may differ depending on the jurisdiction, there is a comprehensive agreement that drunk driving is one of the leading causes of road traffic casualties. A number of parties may be held responsible for drunk driving accidents, including drivers, hosts and bar/restaurant staff and owners. Our team at Bowman Law has the legal expertise to handle the complex legal process involved with drunk driving accidents.
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Road rage incidents can be just as legally complicated as they are frightening. Road rage is defined as “a motorist’s uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist’s irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior.” Many actions can generally be considered road rage, including, sudden acceleration followed by “brake checking,” close tailgating, cutting off another driver, sounding a horn or flashing lights excessively, rude gestures, striking another vehicle, and threatening to use or brandishing a weapon. Let our expert lawyers at Bowman Law help return your peace of mind, and get you the compensation you deserve.
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Aggressive driving accidents are often confused with road rage incidents. Aggressive driving is a traffic offense while road rage is a criminal offense, although there is no actual crime called “road rage,” Forms of aggressive driving that can be charged as a variety of criminal or traffic related crimes include, reckless driving, careless driving, hit and run, and assault with a deadly weapon. Our lawyers at Bowman Law will help steer your claim in the right direction when it comes to these differences.
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There are specific legal issues surrounding car accidents involving Uber or Lyft drivers. Insurance coverages available can vary on many factors, including whether you are a driver, passenger or were in an accident caused by someone using a ride-sharing app. Our team at Bowman Law is familiar with these legal differences, and know exactly how to handle the claims process for a motor vehicle accident involving ride-sharing apps.
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Getting rear-ended may initially seem like a simple fender bender, but injuries can still occur, and regardless of how bad the damage is, you will likely need to go through the claims process. Rear-end collisions are common and can often be straight forward in terms of liability. However, more complex scenarios can arise when multiple vehicles are involved, if there is lower impact, or if you may have pre-existing medical conditions. Our lawyers are here to help make sure you do not miss a beat.
Given the immense force involved in many car accidents, it is not surprising the number of people seriously injured in Colorado has exceeded 3,000 individuals annually since 2013.
Sadly, car accident fatalities in Colorado have averaged over 500 since 2015, with an astonishing 639 deaths reported in 2019. Other times though, car accident injuries are not immediately apparent. It is important that medical treatment is sought as soon as possible in these circumstances to determine your medical diagnosis.
Common types of car accident injuries include the following:
The car accident attorneys at Bowman Law are knowledgeable with complex medical diagnosis and terminology that are often contested by insurance companies. Our team will communicate with you on a regular basis to ensure your injuries and associated medical treatment is properly documented.
When you find yourself in a car accident, depending on the severity of the crash and the factors involved (if one of the drivers is under the influence, for example), you may be entitled to compensation for damages and personal injuries.
If you’ve been seriously injured in a motor-vehicle crash from someone else’s disregard for safety, you may be entitled to seek compensation. Our auto accident lawyers have significant experience in motor vehicle law, including these types of incidents seen throughout Denver.
An important part of a car accident claim is determining the insurance coverages available to you. Given the number of driver’s who are uninsured or underinsured, it is often crucial to be carrying adequate coverage through your own insurance company.
Under Colorado law, drivers are only required to carry the following:
Additional coverages that you may have access to and can be vital to your injury claim include, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, medical payments coverage and/or personal injury protection, and resident relative coverage.
Filing a claim after a car accident can be complicated no matter where you live. Here’s what you’ll need to do after you get into a car accident in Colorado.
Yes, in Colorado, it is state law that all car accidents must be reported, regardless of severity.
Liability in a car accident can be determined by a number of factors. Generally, the injured party must meet the burden of proof under preponderance of the evidence. For more information, consult an attorney.
No. If you are hurt, seek medical treatment immediately after a car accident. The most important thing is keeping you healthy. We’ll handle all the legal aspects of your car accident as soon as your wounds have been addressed.
Yes. Under C.R.S. 13-80-101, you have 3 years to bring a lawsuit for a car accident injury against a responsible party. However, there are many factors that can affect the time frame. Consult an attorney for more information.
There is no set “average” settlement for car accidents in Colorado because every case is different. The outcome depends on the severity of your injuries, medical expenses, lost income, and how fault is determined. An attorney can review your case and provide a clearer idea of what fair compensation may look like.
Yes. In Colorado, you must report a car accident if there are injuries, fatalities, or property damage of $1,000 or more. Calling the police ensures that an official report is created, which can be important for your insurance claim and any legal action.
Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence rule. You can recover damages if you are less than 50% at fault, but your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are 50% or more responsible, you cannot recover.
If you were injured by a negligent party, you may have questions about our rights. In an effort to circumvent the confusing and convoluted information scattered online, the Colorado personal injury law firm of Bowman Law LLC, has compiled important information in this resource guide. The Colorado Personal Injury Law Resource Guide is based on our law firm’s core values and should help you understand the Colorado legal system.
