Who is Liable for 18-Wheeler Truck Accidents?

Texas Injury Lawyer: Driver and Motor Carrier Could Share Responsibility

Video Transcript:

Rob Rosenthal:

Do you know how to figure out who's liable in an 18-wheeler accident? We ask Texas attorney Carson Runge in this AskTheLawyers™ Quick Question.

Carson Runge:

The reason that you need to hire an attorney immediately is because the 18-wheeler company, the motor carrier, they're never going to provide you the driver qualification file without a lawsuit. And so, I highly recommend anybody, if they're injured in any type of commercial motor vehicle wreck, to immediately hire a qualified attorney to investigate, to follow your lawsuit, and to look into the motor carrier and the driver. And your lawsuit can be against the driver and the company or both. Under the law in the state of Texas, a motor carrier is responsible for the acts of their driver. So if their driver makes a bad choice and as a result injures or kills someone, not only is the driver personally responsible, but so is the motor carrier who put that driver on the road.

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