Personal Injury Litigation
Trucking Accidents
The roads we travel every day should be safe for families, workers, and communities. When commercial trucking companies ignore safety rules, the consequences can be life-changing. Serious injuries, lost income, and long recoveries often follow a single moment of negligence. Partner with a law firm that understands complex accident litigation. Partner with Stag Liuzza.
WHY TRUCK ACCIDENT CASES ARE DIFFERENT
- Driver hours and fatigue limits
- Vehicle inspections and maintenance
- Driver training and licensing
- Cargo securement
- Drug and alcohol testing
MANY SERIOUS TRUCK CRASHES ARE PREVENTABLE
Common Causes of Trucking Accidents
Driver Fatigue
Improper Maintenance
Distracted Driving
Overloaded or Improperly Secured Cargo
Speeding and Unsafe Lane Changes
Poor Driver Training or Inexperienced Operators
Injuries Caused by Truck Collisions
Truck accidents often cause catastrophic injuries rather than minor trauma.
This may include:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries and paralysis
- Multiple fractures
- Internal organ damage
- Severe burns
- Wrongful death
These injuries frequently require surgeries, rehabilitation, and lifelong medical care. Families may also lose income and future earning capacity when a victim cannot return to work.
What Compensation May Be Available
Victims of commercial truck accidents may be entitled to compensation for:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical treatment
- Rehabilitation and therapy
- Lost wages
- Reduced earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
- Permanent disability
- Wrongful death damages
These cases often involve substantial financial losses and require detailed documentation of long-term medical needs.
WHY COMPLEX TRUCK ACCIDENT CASES REQUIRE EXPERIENCE
Truck accident litigation often involves catastrophic injuries, federal transportation regulations, corporate insurance carriers, and extensive accident investigations. These are not simple insurance claims.
At Stag Liuzza, our firm handles complex personal injury litigation involving commercial trucking accidents, wrongful death claims, and severe injury cases throughout New Orleans, Louisiana and beyond.
Our team works to uncover critical evidence, identify all liable parties, and build strong cases designed to pursue full compensation for our clients. We understand the long-term impact these crashes can have on victims and families, especially when injuries require ongoing medical care, rehabilitation, or permanently affect a person’s ability to work.
From tractor-trailer collisions to oilfield trucking accidents, we are prepared to take on the companies and insurers involved and fight for meaningful results.
WHY CHOOSE STAG LIUZZA FOR YOUR TRUCK ACCIDENT CASE?
Truck accident cases often involve catastrophic injuries, complex federal regulations, and aggressive commercial insurance carriers working to limit liability from the very beginning.
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, Stag Liuzza represents individuals and families harmed in collisions involving tractor-trailers, oilfield trucks, delivery vehicles, and other commercial carriers. Our firm handles complex trucking litigation involving serious injury and wrongful death claims throughout Louisiana and across the United States.
We work with accident reconstruction experts, medical professionals, and industry specialists to investigate crashes, preserve critical evidence, and identify every potentially liable party involved.
Truck accident cases are rarely simple. They may involve driver fatigue, maintenance failures, overloaded cargo, negligent hiring practices, or violations of federal trucking regulations.
Our team is prepared to take on trucking companies, insurers, and corporate defendants to pursue the accountability and compensation our clients deserve.
Results That Speak
In March 2024, 3M finalized a settlement of up to $12.5 billion for U.S. public water suppliers to address PFAS contamination. The agreement covers water systems with current or future detections of "forever chemicals," with funds supporting testing, filtration, and infrastructure improvements.
Jury verdict for property owners whose land was contaminated with radioactive materials from oil and gas operations.
Verdict for pipeyard worker who contracted lung cancer from exposure to Radium-226 and other radioactive materials.
Settlement for commercial auto injury case involving a large insurance company.
No fee unless we win. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
Meet the Team
With decades of combined experience in environmental law, toxic torts, and complex litigation, Stag Liuzza's attorneys have the expertise to take on the most challenging cases.
Michael G. Stag
CEO & Managing PartnerOver $16 billion in settlements and more than $1 billion in jury verdicts recovered for clients. Pioneered the field of oilfield cleanup litigation. Appointed by judges to leadership for several nationwide litigations.
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Ashley M. Liuzza
COO & PartnerAppointed co-lead class counsel in major environmental cases. Extensive PFAS litigation experience. Helps people who developed meningioma as a result of being prescribed Depo-Provera.
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Merritt Cunningham
PartnerLeads the pharmaceutical and medical device division. Extensive MDL and mass tort experience. Represents thousands of firefighters harmed by PFAS exposure.
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Matthew D. Rogenes
PartnerPartner and trial lawyer. Trial and settlement experience in trucking cases and maritime personal injury. Recently recovered over $20 million for clients.
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