Am I able to recover damages from a truck accident that was caused by the truck driver?

Massachusetts law generally entitles individuals injured in motor vehicle accidents to recover accident-related damages from liable parties through legal action. Some of the damages truck accident victims may have the ability to claim as damages include:

• Economic damages such as loss of wages due to being too injured to work or missing work to attend doctor’s appointments; loss of future earning capacity if you suffer a permanent disability as a result of the accident and are no longer able to work or to perform the work-related tasks you were hired to do; medical expenses including the costs of ambulance service, hospitalization, diagnostic testing, surgical services, prescription medication, and rehabilitation; property damage, including the cost of repairing or replacing your car.
• Non-economic damages, including pain and suffering, loss of a limb, loss of consortium, and loss of companionship.
• Punitive damages in some cases, designed to punish a driver or a trucking company for particularly egregious behavior.

If you lost a loved one due to a truck accident, you may have the right to recover similar damages through a wrongful death lawsuit. An experienced personal injury lawyer can advise you about this type of legal claim.