After a truck accident, you may feel overwhelmed trying to recover your medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses as insurance companies focus on limiting their payouts and shifting blame for the crash.
Instead of offering fair compensation, insurers will look for ways to assign even a small amount of fault to you, knowing that North Carolina’s “contributory negligence” rule can bar you from recovering compensation entirely if you are found just 1% at fault.
At Auger & Auger Accident and Injury Lawyers, we’ve spent decades fighting for truck accident victims because our founder was seriously injured in a crash when he was in law school. Our truck accident lawyers in Monroe build comprehensive claims by investigating the accident, gathering critical evidence, and disputing insurer arguments designed to reduce what they owe.
With our A&A Zero Fee Guarantee™, you can start your case without worrying about upfront costs since our Monroe personal injury lawyers don’t charge attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. Call us today to begin with a free consultation.
Why Choose Auger & Auger When Filing a Truck Accident Claim?
Trucking companies and their insurers know what’s at stake when injured victims file claims. Commercial truck accident cases have the potential to lead to significant payouts due to the severity of injuries and extensive losses.
To protect their bottom line, insurers will employ blame-shifting tactics, attempting to assign fault to the victim so they can avoid paying due to North Carolina’s contributory negligence law.
At Auger & Auger, we’ve been standing up to these tactics since 1995, recovering over $100 million for accident victims and maintaining a 99.5% success rate in personal injury cases.
How Our Monroe Truck Accident Lawyers Protect Your Claim
Trucking companies have corporate insurers who will argue that another vehicle, poor road conditions, or even the victim’s own actions contributed to the crash, deflecting attention away from the truck driver or company.
In some cases, trucking companies attempt to avoid responsibility by claiming the driver was an independent contractor or pointing to third-party maintenance crews for alleged equipment failures.
Our team of Monroe truck accident attorneys takes a precise, evidence-based approach to overcome these tactics, including:
- Investigating all liable parties: We conduct our own investigation to uncover whether the trucking company, driver, or a third party failed in their duty to ensure safety.
- Preserving evidence: We issue preservation letters and subpoena black box data, maintenance records, and driver logs to counter claims of victim responsibility.
- Using specialist resources: Our access to accident reconstruction specialists and industry professionals allows us to demonstrate exactly how the crash occurred and why blame lies where it does.
We work to build cases that leave no room for insurers to deflect responsibility away from the guilty parties.
Trucking Companies and Insurers Work Quickly to Shift Blame
After a commercial truck accident, trucking companies and their insurers act fast to protect themselves from liability. Their teams, including adjusters and legal professionals, will arrive at the scene quickly to start building a case in their favor.
One way they protect their interests is by controlling access to evidence. Black box data, hours-of-service logs, maintenance records, and even the driver’s employment documentation are in the trucking company’s possession.
If these records include information that shows negligence, such as driver fatigue, overdue repairs, or regulatory violations, the company may destroy them to avoid exposing its fault. For example:
- Black box data: Electronic logging devices that record speed, braking, and hours-of-service violations can be overwritten or erased after a short period.
- Maintenance records: Proof of improper upkeep can be conveniently “lost” unless legally preserved.
- Driver logs: Manipulated or incomplete logs can go unnoticed if access isn’t requested immediately.
Without this evidence, insurers have an easier time blaming victims for the crash, which can jeopardize compensation under North Carolina’s strict contributory negligence rules.
Hiring an Attorney Early On Protects Your Chances of Recovering Compensation
An experienced Monroe truck crash lawyer preserves evidence by issuing legal preservation letters, stopping trucking companies from destroying or altering records. The sooner you hire a lawyer, the better chances you have of accessing evidence to push back against an attempt to shift the blame onto you.
Insurance Companies Stall Negotiations to Run Out the Clock on Your Right to File a Lawsuit
During the negotiation stage of a claim, insurance companies will employ various stalling techniques, such as delaying responses to communication, taking weeks or even months to reply to phone calls and emails.
Trucking insurers know the law and how it can work to their advantage. G.S. § 1-52 generally gives accident victims only three years to initiate a truck accident lawsuit. If this deadline passes before you’ve filed a lawsuit, you lose your legal right to pursue compensation, even if you can prove the trucking company was at fault.
The closer the statute of limitations gets to expiring, the less bargaining power you have. Insurers know that victims under financial pressure may feel forced to accept unfair settlements rather than risk walking away with no compensation.
How We Fight Stalling Tactics
Our truck accident attorneys in Monroe know how trucking insurers operate, and we act quickly to counter their stalling strategies.
From the moment we take your case, we:
- Take over all communication with the insurer to prevent delays
- Push for timely responses while gathering the evidence needed to build your claim
- Prepare your case for trial from the start, showing the insurer that we won’t allow them to run out the clock
If negotiations fail to move forward in good faith, we will be ready to file a lawsuit.
We are Ready to Help You Win Compensation After a Truck Accident in Monroe
After a truck accident in Monroe, you shouldn’t have to deal with insurance companies, gather evidence, or build a claim on your own. Auger & Auger takes immediate action to build your claim, gather evidence of the truck driver or trucking company’s negligence, and fight back against insurance tactics aimed at denying your claim.
Our A&A Zero Fee Guarantee™ means you face no upfront costs or attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you. This guarantee takes away the financial burden of hiring a lawyer and ensures that we are fully invested in achieving the best outcome for your case.
Call us now to start your claim with a complimentary consultation.
