Michigan Tow Truck Accident Lawyer: You Don't Pay Unless We Win!

If you have been injured or if you have lost a loved one in an accident involving a tow truck in Michigan, one of the first things you should do is hire an experienced lawyer near you. An attorney who specializes exclusively in this area of the law will have the skills and the “know how” to get you the full and fair compensation you deserve for your injuries and losses.

The experienced tow truck accident lawyers at Michigan Auto Law can help you.  

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Tow trucks, also known as wreckers or recovery trucks, are specialized vehicles designed for the towing, recovery, and movement of disabled or improperly parked vehicles. These types of trucks come in various configurations, but they typically share the following common features and components which may increase the severity of injuries resulting from a crash with one: 

• Towing Equipment: These trucks are equipped with specialized towing equipment, including a winch, cable, and towing hook or attachment point, to secure and lift the disabled vehicle.
• Boom or Tow Arm: Some of these trucks are equipped with an extendable boom or tow arm, which can be extended and retracted to reach and secure vehicles that are located in more precarious positions.
• Flatbed or Wheel Lift: These types of trucks generally have a flatbed on the rear that can be tilted for loading, or a wheel lift mechanism to secure and haul vehicles with their wheels off the ground.
• Specialty equipment and controls: These types of trucks also come with a variety of special equipment and controls/levers that require special training for safe operation.

Our Michigan tow truck accident lawyers know that these vehicles, like all heavy-duty commercial trucks, are important but dangerous vehicles. When you combine the inherent dangers of a big, heavy vehicle with the typical dangers associated with drivers in general, the results can be devastating. 

The specific dangers associated with these types of trucks include:

• Close Proximity to Traffic: These types of trucks operate in close proximity to moving traffic, often fast-moving traffic, exposing them to a greater risk of a crash.
• Emergency Stops: These trucks often make emergency stops at crash scenes, putting them at a higher risk of rear-end collisions.
• High-Risk Locations: These types of trucks also often work in high-risk environments, such as crash scenes and construction zones.
• Limited Visibility: Drivers of these trucks often have limited visibility, depending on the scene and the situation.
• Emergency Lighting: These types of trucks use warning lights designed to alert drivers to their presence, but these lights can also distract drivers, increasing the risk of a collision.
• Frustrated and Impatient Drivers: Operators of these trucks often deal with stranded and frustrated drivers, some of whom have been involved in a crash. This increases the risk of confrontations and crashes.
• Securing Vehicles: Drivers of these trucks must properly secure a variety of vehicles of varying sizes and weights in a variety of difficult conditions. These challenges greatly increase the risk of a serious crash.
• Weight Distribution: These types of trucks often have rear-heavy weight distribution, impacting stability and handling, and also increasing the risk of a crash.

• Speeding
• Distracted driving
• Violating traffic laws
• Driver fatigue
• Driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs and/or prescription medication
• Failure to maintain, inspect and repair the vehicle
• Driver inexperience
• Failure to properly secure the vehicle that is being hauled
• Improper or inadequate training of the driver

In Michigan, an experienced lawyer may be able to recover compensation and money damages related to the following tow truck accident injuries:

• Traumatic brain injury
• Concussion
• Brain damage
• Neck injuries
• Back Injuries
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Fractures 
• Internal Injuries
• Emotional and Psychological Trauma
• PTSD
• Wrongful Death

An experienced lawyer knows that the three most likely people to be held liable for a tow truck accident in Michigan are: (1) the driver of the truck, (2) the driver’s employer, and (3) the owner of the truck. Additionally, the maintenance team and truck mechanics responsible for the truck may also be found liable if an accident was caused by a mechanical or equipment failure.

Getting to the bottom of who’s at fault, and then holding them liable, often involves a great deal of investigation, and many questions. In addition, truck companies and insurance companies are not your friend. They will do whatever they can to avoid liability and refuse to pay. One common tactic used by truck companies is to claim the driver is an independent contractor as opposed to a company employee, thus limiting their exposure. But an experienced Michigan tow truck accident lawyer knows how to recognize and expose these tactics, and hold the proper parties responsible.

In Michigan, the type of damages that an experienced lawyer can help you recover after being injured in a tow truck accident include compensation for your pain and suffering as well as money damages to pay for your medical expenses and to reimburse you for lost wages if your injuries have prevented you from returning to work.

The amount of damages that are recoverable after a crash depends on a variety of factors, such as the severity of your injuries, your present and future medical needs, your present and future lost wages, and the amount of liability insurance coverage that the truck company and owner have available.  

If you lost a loved one in a tow truck accident in Michigan, you may be able to hire a lawyer and seek compensation for “wrongful death,” which includes recovery of medical expenses, funeral expenses, loss of your loved one’s financial support, and out-of-pocket expenses. 

If you’re injured in a tow truck accident in Michigan, you should do the following: (1) seek medical attention for yourself; (2) seek medical attention for others; (3) report and document all of your injuries; (4) move to a safe area if possible; (5) call the police; (6) refrain from making any statements or signing any releases; (7) file an application for No-Fault benefits; and (8) hire an experienced and specialized lawyer to fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

If you have been injured in an accident involving a tow truck in Michigan, you need to hire an experienced lawyer to protect your legal rights and fight to win you full and fair compensation for your injuries.

These are often highly complicated cases involving multiple parties, insurance companies that don’t want to pay, complex legal issues, and filing deadlines. Without an experienced Michigan tow truck accident lawyer, you are likely to be bullied by the insurance companies and the towing company. The experienced tow truck accident lawyers at Michigan Auto Law know how to stand up to the bullies and protect you and your rights. 

We are the largest and most successful law firm that specializes exclusively in helping people who have been injured in truck and motor vehicle crashes. Our attorneys intentionally handle fewer cases than other personal injury law firms because we want to focus more time and attention on our clients. This approach has allowed us to win the largest truck settlement and the largest auto settlement of any lawyer or law firm in the state.

If you were injured in a tow truck accident in Michigan, call for a free consultation with an experienced lawyer near you. There is no cost or obligation. You can also visit our contact page or use the chat feature on our website. Our attorneys can help you better understand your legal rights to sue for pain and suffering compensation as well as other non-economic and economic damages.

Michigan Auto Law specializes in all truck crash cases, including tow truck accidents, and receives referrals from lawyers all over the state and the U.S. The attorneys at our law firm have spoken at nearly 300 seminars and legal education programs throughout the country, educating other personal injury attorneys on how to handle commercial truck crash cases. Attorney Steven Gursten is a past-president of the American Association for Justice’s Truck Accident Litigation Group and has been voted into the Hall of Fame for his trucking litigation, making him one of only three trucking attorneys in the entire country to have won this award. Michigan Auto Law is also the only law firm in the state that has national board certification in truck crash law. 

Our law firm has an extensive record of success, including recovering the highest recorded truck crash jury verdicts and settlements over multiple years, according to year-end compilations of settlements and trial verdicts by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. These include:

• $34.5 Million – Our attorney and his team secured the largest-reported tractor-trailer crash settlement in the U.S. for the year of this crash. It is the largest truck settlement to date by any attorney or law firm in the state. The defense’s “final offer” before trial was $14 million. The case settled for $34.5 million in trial.
• $14.3 Million – Our tractor trailer crash attorneys won this truck crash verdict in Clinton County in a case involving a traumatic brain injury, extensive economic damages and loss of consortium. The defense’s final pre-trial settlement offer was $25,000. This was the largest-reported motor vehicle trial verdict in the state for that year.
• $13.5 Million – Our attorneys settled a case for a victim in a car vs. tractor trailer crash who suffered major burn injuries. 
• $10.5 Million – Our attorney obtained this recovery for a woman who was seriously injured when a big rig crashed into her vehicle.
• $9 Million – Our attorneys obtained this recovery for a man who lost both of his legs in a rear-end collision. This was the largest pain and suffering trucking settlement of the preceding decade for a rear-end crash in the state. The insurance company for the trucking company attempted to settle this case for $1 million with the client’s previous attorney, who had urged the client to take this offer before our attorneys got involved in the case.
• $6.2 million – This confidential out of state trucking death case was settled by one of our attorneys who was brought in to try the case by another attorney after the insurance company made a “final” offer of $1 million dollars to the widow of the man who was killed. 

For more than 50 years, the Michigan lawyers at our law firm have been helping people like you who have been injured in and/or tow truck accident cases. Our attorneys understand the physical, emotional and psychological hardships you are experiencing. We can help.