Bordas & Bordas has been handling cases involving truck wrecks and related personal injuries for decades. Serious injuries and deaths often result when trucking companies disregard state and federal safety guidelines and engage in practices such as "overdriving" or even allowing drivers to operate under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Bordas & Bordas is experienced in ferreting out these dangerous and reckless actions of trucking companies to obtain a full measure of justice for the victims. Settlements and verdicts in cases like Evans v. Allied Waste, Holbrook v. Woodham and Toohey v. Schneider National Trucking, among many others, are illustrative of Bordas & Bordas' track record of results in this area.
The Bordas firm has also recovered significant verdicts against truck drivers. The Lori Poludniak case, which was tried in Belmont County, Ohio, resulted in a verdict of $650,000 in the early 1980s. This was the first case in the northern panhandle in which a Bordas client suffered from fibromyalgia as a result of a traumatic injury. The Roger Parker case in 1982 returned one of the first significant soft-tissue verdicts in the northern panhandle when Mr. Parker was awarded $665,000 in Marshall County, West Virginia. Additionally, the Ron Connor case returned a verdict of $600,000 in the Northern District of West Virginia. The Bordas firm has also represented clients in numerous wrongful death cases involving trucking companies. These cases include a death case in Ohio County, West Virginia, that resulted in a verdict of approximately $4 million in 1993. The Strope v. Honda case not only involved an automobile-truck collision, but also was a product liability case, returning a verdict in excess of $4 million.
Contact us today to speak with an experienced Wheeling truck accident lawyer. For your convenience, we have law offices in Wheeling, West Virginia, and St. Clairsville, Ohio.
18-Wheeler Truck Accidents
State and federal guidelines govern the operation and maintenance of 18-wheelers and other large trucks. When truck drivers and the companies that employ them fail to follow these laws, the lives of innocent drivers, passengers and pedestrians are at risk.
Common causes of truck accidents include:
- Driver fatigue
- Faulty truck maintenance
- Speeding and reckless driving
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Negligent hiring practices
In handling a truck accident case, an attorney needs to be familiar with trucking regulations to establish negligence and to pursue the injury victim's rights. Our lawyers have handled numerous truck accident cases for clients throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We are prepared to help you obtain the compensation you need and deserve.
Our Truck Accident Lawyers
Click here to be redirected to specific information about Bordas & Bordas' attorneys practicing in the area of truck accident liability:
- James G. Bordas Jr.
- Linda M. Bordas
- Scott S. Blass
- James G. Bordas III
- Geoffrey C. Brown
- Jeremy M. McGraw
- Christopher J. Regan
Contact Us · Wheeling Tractor-Trailer Accident Lawyer
Have you or a loved one been injured in a semi truck accident? Contact us today to speak with a knowledgeable Wheeling personal injury attorney. We offer free initial consultations and bill on a contingent fee basis — you won't have to pay us a thing unless we obtain results for you.
