$4,000,000 Settlement in Texas Truck Crash That Left a Man With Severe Burn Injuries

The Ammons Law Firm resolved a serious trucking lawsuit on behalf of a man whose life changed in the time it takes to merge onto a highway.

The client was driving down a Texas highway when a commercial truck merged onto that same highway and into his lane. The driver did not check for traffic already there. He did not wait for a safe gap.

The collision caused the client’s vehicle to catch fire, and he suffered serious burns as a result. Burn injuries are some of the most painful and life-altering injuries a person can endure.

The lawsuit pursued claims against the trucking company for negligently training, managing, and supervising its driver, and alleged that the company’s conduct rose to the level of gross negligence under Texas law. Commercial carriers have a duty to make sure the people driving their trucks know how to merge safely and yield the right of way to traffic already on the road. That is not a complicated rule. It is one every driver learns early. A company that fails to instill it in its own drivers is exposing every other person on the highway to a risk it has the power to prevent.

Ammons Law secured a $4,000,000 settlement for the client to help him recover from his injuries and move forward with his life.

If you or someone you love has been seriously hurt in a crash involving a commercial truck, Ammons Law knows how to hold the driver and the company behind the wheel accountable. Learn more about how the Ammons Law Firm handles truck accident cases.

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