$111.7 million for victims of unnecessary heart surgeries at Redding Medical Center.

$10.8 Million recovered in a case involving the wrongful death of a four-year-old girl.

$10.65 Million for the family of a construction foreman killed in a pipeline explosion.

$6.5 Million recovered for a teenager injured in a solo car rollover.

Northern California Truck Accident Attorneys

Practice Area: Truck Accidents

Countless types of trucks travel Northern California highways and freeways on a daily basis. On any given day you may find yourself sharing the road with Tractor-trailer rigs, 18 wheelers, semis and utility trucks. Most of these trucks are large, bulky, and very often loaded with cargo that can add to their weight, and to the damage they do in the event of a crash. If you are unfortunate enough to get in an accident with one of these trucks, the result could be serious or even fatal injuries.

Since the rules and operating guidelines for trucks are unique to that of automobiles, it makes sense that truck accident claims themselves are unique. Large trucking businesses and their insurance companies are experienced at insuring their interests are protected, regardless of fault, making it of vital importance that you secure counsel if you are involved in a truck accident. Our Northern California Truck Accident Attorneys understand trucking laws, the numerous causes of trucking accidents, and the relationships of all of the parties involved in the accident.

In order to maximize profit, truck drivers and the companies that pay them often violate weight restrictions, speed limits, and safety regulations. The pressure to deliver causes driver fatigue and error that leads to truck accidents. Trucks delivering cargo travel all across bay area highways, often with overloaded trucks and drivers that haven’t slept for days. Speeding, driver error, drug and alcohol abuse, tire blowouts, and driving in unsafe conditions are other factors that contribute to truck accidents. Our San Jose Truck Accident Lawyers have experience dissecting your particular accident and finding out its real cause, guaranteeing you the best result possible for your claim.

Please call 1-888-526-9540 to speak with an experienced California Truck Accident Attorney at Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen if you or a loved one has been injured. We provide all potential clients with free consultations and answer the many questions that you may have regarding your accident. We are paid only when we win your claim, which means that you pay no fees if we do not obtain a verdict or settlement for you.

Results that Gillin, Jacobson, Ellis & Larsen has obtained for truck accident injury victims include:

• $5 Million against construction companies for a truck/auto accident.


• $1.9 Million for a pedestrian vs. auto accident. In this case, GJEL accident attorneys represented a retired two-star General and his wife, who were pedestrians struck in a San Francisco crosswalk. The defendant was an employee of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District. The defendants attempted to avoid responsibility for their employee's actions, claiming that he was on a lunch break and thus not "on duty," despite the fact that he was driving a truck which was the property of the District. GJEL accident lawyers successfully resolved the case for $1.9 million, which covered the plaintiffs' resultant medical damages, future medical costs, and pain and suffering.


• $1 Million for a Concord woman who lost control of her minivan and struck a traffic pole after being sideswiped by a big rig. Her neck injury required two surgeries and several epidural injections, and complications from her pain medication led to further hospitalization and exploratory surgeries. GJEL attorney Jim Larsen showed that the driver of the big rig was responsible for the accident, and the trucking company that employed the driver paid its full insurance policy limits of $1,000,000 to our client.


• $1 Million for minor client who was a passenger in a van which rear-ended a big rig on I-5. Expert analysis was used to show that the truck lacked the proper reflective tape so that it was not sufficiently visible for the driver of the van. Plaintiff's medical costs, future disability and earning losses were all evaluated and demonstrated through the use of expert consultants.


• $750,000 for Plaintiff who was severely injured while riding his motorcycle when defendant backed his pickup truck into the street from a blind driveway. Defendant contested fault, claiming that the motorcycle was speeding. Plaintiff's expert reconstruction engineer demonstrated fault on the part of defendant and deposition of Plaintiff's treating surgeon in Cleveland confirmed the severity of his injuries and future disability.


• $730,000 for a pedestrian vs. truck accident. GJEL accident lawyer Luke Ellis represented a pedestrian injured while crossing a breezeway at Alameda Hospital in Alameda, California. Subsequent to her injury during the accident, our client developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a condition from which she had previously suffered eight years prior to the accident. Attorney Luke Ellis aggressively pursued the insurance policies of the driver of the truck which struck our client, the driver's employer, and Alameda Hospital. The case result of $730,000 covered our client's past and future medical damages, wage loss, and pain and suffering.


• $625,000 for the victim of a pedestrian vs. truck accident in Oakland. GJEL accident lawyers represented a driver who had gotten out to check his truck for an oil leak in a line of stopped vehicles. The defendant driver backed his own truck into our client's vehicle, crushing our client's arm as it was pinned between the two vehicles. Accident attorney Luke Ellis obtained testimony from a number of eyewitnesses which placed the fault 100% on the defendant driver and discovered that the driver was without a permanent license, having been hired by the trucking company only recently. $625,000 was recovered for our client's past and future medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering.


• $197,500 for the victim of a truck accident on Interstate 80. GJEL accident attorneys represented a CalTrans employee in this lawsuit against the contractor of a construction site on which our client was working. The defendant driver of the truck and his employers were held 100% responsible for the accident, which included multiple fractured ribs, contusions, and a head injury.


• $125,000 for severe leg fracture when tractor-trailer turned in front of motorcycle. Defendant trucking company denied liability; plaintiff's accident reconstruction engineer confirmed fault on the part of defendants.


• $120,000 for Plaintiff who suffered a severe fracture when a garbage truck pulled into his path as he was riding his motorcycle to work. Accident reconstruction experts were used to show fault on the part of the defendant and a deposition of Plaintiff's treating orthopedic surgeon confirmed the severity of his injury and his need for future surgery.