Milford Mill, MD Truck Accident Lawyer

Truck crashes are generally quite devastating. Because of the immense size and weight of semi trucks, 18-wheelers, and other big rig vehicles, the chance that an ordinary motorist or pedestrian suffered severe injuries in a truck accident is very high. If you were in a truck accident, you could have huge medical bills, a lengthy recovery period, and need to make lifestyle changes because of your injuries.

Fortunately, our attorneys can help. We are experienced attorneys ready to fight for justice for your injuries for as long as it takes. We can help prepare your case for trial, collect evidence, interview witnesses, and provide counsel so that you can get the best outcome after a truck accident.

Call our truck accident lawyers with Rice, Murtha & Psoras at (410) 694-7291 for a free discussion of your case.

The Statute of Limitations in Milford Mill, MD Truck Accident Lawsuits

You do not have unlimited time to file your truck accident claim in Milford Mill. Each state has something called the statute of limitations that puts a time limit on how long you have to file a lawsuit. In Maryland, you have three years from your truck accident to file a lawsuit per Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. Art., § 5-101. After that time, your case cannot be heard in court, and you will not be able to recover any damages. It is important that you speak with our lawyers as soon as possible so that your case is filed in a timely manner.

One of the main reasons that statutes of limitations exist is to help make sure that cases are heard when the important facts and details are still fresh in the minds of everyone involved. Additionally, statutes of limitation allow people to go on with their lives without the specter of a lawsuit from the distant past hanging over their heads.

Going Through a Truck Accident Lawsuit in Milford Mill, MD

Lawsuits can take quite a while to resolve themselves. It is not uncommon for there to be years of preparation before a case goes to trial if it even makes it that far. Our lawyers are ready to work with you through every step of the legal process. Below is a brief overview of what to expect when you file a truck accident lawsuit.

Talking to Our Lawyers

The first step in any lawsuit is to get legal counsel and talk to them about your case. When you speak to our lawyers, we will ask you about the facts of your truck accident. If you have any notes, videos, or other recorded details about the accident, you should have them to hand when talking to our lawyers so that we can get a good grasp on the facts of your case. Once we have the details of your case, we can advise you of the best course of action to take.

Discovery

One of the lengthiest parts of the legal process is discovery. Discovery is the process by which attorneys collect information about the case and nail down the facts of a lawsuit. In discovery, our lawyers will ask opposing counsel for information and pertinent details to your case in order to build a strong argument on your behalf. The way to get this information is through interrogatories and requests for production.

Interrogatories are requests for detailed information for individuals. For example, a common interrogatory will be for the information and professional details of an expert witness the other side intends to use. Our lawyers could as for their names, where they can be reached at work, and their curriculum Vitae (CV) – a history of their work as an expert.

Requests for production are requests for physical things. Requests for production in a truck accident lawsuit can include a truck driver’s driving logs, a trucking company’s truck loading policy, a DUI history of a truck driver, and other documents that have information pertinent to the accident. While requests for production tend to be focused on physical things, electronic information, like text messages or emails, can also be asked for.

While lawyers will ask for a great deal of information in discovery, they cannot be overly broad. Lawyers can refuse to give information in discovery if it is pointless to the case or is privileged. For example, opposing counsel cannot ask for records of conversations you have with our lawyers because that information would be protected by attorney-client privilege. However, lawyers cannot be disproportionately obstructive when refusing discovery requests. If one side is especially uncooperative, the court can penalize them and even make them lose the lawsuit outright.

Pre-Trial Motions

Before trial, both sides can ask for the court to do something through a process called a motion. Pre-trial motions can turn into mini-trials unto themselves if the lawyers disagree with the motion. A common pre-trial motion is a motion to suppress evidence. A lawyer will argue that evidence that is not relevant to the case, illegally obtained, or otherwise does not need to be shown at trial and explain why. If the judge agrees, they will grant the motion, and the evidence will not be allowed. Other pre-trial motions are a motion to dismiss – to drop the case entirely – or a motion to change venue, which argues that the current court is not the correct place to have the trial.

Trial

The final step in the legal process is the trial. By this point, any settlement offers have been rejected, or none were made in the first place. At trial, attorneys for both the plaintiff and the defendant will present their arguments to the judge and an impartial jury of your peers.

Talk with Our Milford Mill, MD Truck Accident Lawyers Today

Rice, Murtha & Psoras’s truck accident lawyers are ready to talk about your case at (410) 694-7291.