Truck accidents are often devastating, leading to severe injuries, significant property damage, and even fatalities. Navigating the aftermath of such an accident can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with insurance companies, medical bills, and legal complexities. This is where a truck accident lawyer comes in. At Coffey McPharlin, our experienced attorneys specialize in handling truck … Continue reading “What Does a Truck Accident Lawyer Do?”

Truck accidents are a major concern across the United States, particularly in Florida. As a key transportation hub for interstate commerce and with its extensive road network, the state sees a high number of large truck accidents every year. In 2022, Florida recorded 9,503 truck accidents, with 337 resulting in fatalities and 4,335 causing injuries. … Continue reading “What Cities Have the Most Truck Accidents in Florida?”

If there’s been a trucking accident, you should immediately contact an attorney. Insurance companies have go teams that can respond within minutes of a call from a trucking company. Evidence is critical and can easily disappear, you want to make sure no stone goes unturned. Recently, we had a case where a woman was rear-ended … Continue reading “What to do in a Trucking Accident”

The lawyers at Coffey McPharlin know: Getting into an accident can be a frightening experience – especially when that accident involves a truck. Incidents that occur between a regular sized vehicle and a tractor/trailer or semi-trucks are often fraught with disaster. In the USA, around 500,000 incidents including trucks take place in a single year. … Continue reading “The Facts about Trucking Incidents”

Truck Accident Lawyer Settlement – Forklift accident, spinal cord injury, herniated disk, epidural steroid injections, $575,000.00 settlement Ted S. is a truck driver for the Broward County School Board that on the day of his accident was operating a forklift to reload a rejected order of bleach bottles on pallets receive from a distributor in … Continue reading “Truck Accident Lawyer Settlement”

Confidential settlement, broken hip, broken pelvis, broken wrist, open reduction internal fixation with hardware, product liability, national truck rental company Gabriel S. was injured in the back of a box truck owned by a national truck rental company when he was attempting to move his personal belongings. His foot got caught on a bracket located … Continue reading “Gabriel S. v. Truck Rental Company”

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — December 21, 2003 was a day that changed the lives of the Dorleans family forever. Esther and Rachelle Dorleans, a mother and daughter, set out from their home near Ocala that afternoon in their Acura Integra to visit Esther’s sister in Miami. Rachelle, who was seventeen, had just started Christmas vacation. … Continue reading “$1.4 Million Verdict Involving Negligent Tow Truck Operator”