Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter

Your Nebraska Lawyers - Truck Accidents

Nebraska is a land of open roads and snowy, icy winters. Commercial truckers passing through the state on Interstate 80 or U.S. Highway 81 are under pressure to cover the miles as quickly as possible. As a result, it is not unusual for our attorneys to hear of an 18-wheeler driver altering a log book to avoid required rest intervals, or for a semi truck to travel at unsafe and illegal speeds.

When a flatbed or loaded semi collides with a passenger vehicle, the results are catastrophic for occupants of the smaller vehicle, and often for the driver of the commercial truck. Accident claims that result are complex, involving multiple insurance providers, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and Nebraska’s Department of Roads. If defective equipment, or some other evidence of negligence, was involved in the trucking accident, there may be other lawsuits in addition to the insurance claims. It is important for anyone involved in a truck wreck to take notes, get witness’s contact information, and record all related events, so that all possible information can be preserved and utilized in the course of a claim.

At Keating, O’Gara, Nedved & Peter, P.C., L.L.O., our Lincoln, Nebraska, firm, our attorneys have handled major trucking accidents, including those resulting in multiple fatalities. We serve clients in communities throughout Nebraska, including Lincoln, Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, and Beatrice. If you would like one of our lawyers to evaluate your auto or truck accident claim, please contact our office to make arrangements for a free consultation.

Significant cases involving trucking accidents:

• A product liability claim against a major truck manufacturer as a result of brake failure which caused a construction truck to go out of control and kill a nineteen-year-old college student.
• A head-on collision between two eighteen-wheelers on I-80 near North Platte resulted in two deaths.
• A trucker who was hospitalized after a rollover accident was taken to a hospital where he died as a result of medical malpractice.

If you wish to speak with a member of the firm, or have any question for us about trucking accidents, please contact our office to make arrangements for a free initial consultation regarding your claim. Our Lincoln, Nebraska, attorneys serve clients from Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, North Platte, Beatrice, Valentine, and other communities throughout the state.