Science Changes The Litigation Highway
Modern Science levels the playing Field in Catastrophic Commercial Vehicle Injury Litigation here in Philadelphia and especially on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and New Jersey Turnpike.
Though highly regulated, commercial Vehicles; 18 wheelers, construction vehicles, cement mixers, backhoes, street sweepers, private fire trucks and tankers to name just a few contribute to and are the cause of the highest number of deaths and catastrophic injuries to innocent drivers and the loved ones in passenger vehicles.
It doesn't take a brain surgeon to understand the dynamics. Trucks weigh considerably more than your passenger vehicle and with the advent of escalating petroleum prices your vehicle has been on a diet for a number of years. Despite advances in safety gear and collision impact testing in the private passenger vehicles when a 2500 lb car meets a 25,000 lb commercial vehicle there is no safety equipment in the world that can withstand a crushing impact of such magnitude. We have all seen pictures of these catastrophic collisions and the aftermath of mutilated bodies, spinal injuries, brain injuries and permanent losses of vision and function. Because of the tremendous cost of these injuries to society one might think that the trucking industry would respond not by attempting to curtail rules & regulations but by strictly enforcing those that are already in existence; but that is not the case.
What is the case, is that the minute (and I mean the very minute) an accident is reported, the Trucking Company Operations Manager who knows that there is a seriously injured driver or passenger, has personnel on the ground at the scene to "clean up the situation". What do we mean by that?
At a recent Law Seminar which our firm ,Philadelphia car accident lawyers attended a high powered defense lawyer was very candid in advising the group of lawyers present that he carries his Beeper 24-7 so that his clients can get him or one of the knowledgeable partners to the scene of the catastrophic accident before the aggrieved family of the seriously injured or dying family member is even medevaced to a hospital or arrives at the coroner's.
These gruesome realities are important to the expired or injured victim's family to be aware of because it is absolutely critical to have your own knowledgeable law firm in the mix as quickly as possible.
The sooner you have our firm PP&LPhiladelphia Pennsylvania truck accident involved the likelier that important evidence that may deteriorate will be preserved and that if important evidence has been already been destroyed or contaminated experienced counsel will be aware of what should have been available and make the irresponsible party pay and pay dearly.
Reconstruction Evidence is essential since in all likelihood, the negligent truck driver is perfectly well to tell his side of the story while your loved one who is so badly injured or worse they may not be able to recall what happened if he or she is lucky will have blocked out the trauma and the surrounding facts. We see it time and again and thus the reason for experienced counsel who can reconstruct the accident.
Another serious problem is the innocent destruction of important evidence without intent but knowing that that type of evidence which could have and should have been preserved will enable us to question why the " Black Box" information was accidentally erased. We know about the technical intricacies that can make a winning case as has been proven time and again by our successes.
The following are a short list of the available science and tools that we use to prove a case that unfortunately less experienced counsel just are unaware. Absolute Polar measurements, Acceleration of Gravity, Acceleration Scuff, Ackerman Steer Angle Gradient, Brake Horsepower, Centrifugal Skid Marking, Centripetal Acceleration, Coefficient of Friction, Calspan Corporation's Crash III computer program, Delayed Perception Principles
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If you or a loved one has been injured in a vehicle accident in Philadelphia or anywhere in Pennsylvania, please contact the accident attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis today to schedule your initial consultation.
