Areas of Practice

Austin, Texas, Trucking Accident Attorney

Sometimes a truck accident is not a case of simple negligence. When a truck driver's or trucking company's decision to put profits over safety causes an accident that injures or kills someone else, it is a devastating and senseless event that affects not only the victim but the whole community.

At the law firm of Leonard B. Gabbay, P.C. in Austin, Texas, our lawyers will seek punitive damages against truck drivers or trucking companies that show a willful disregard for the safety of other people. Punitive damages (also known as exemplary damages) are damages that are intended to punish illegal or outrageous behavior. Punitive damages can result in a recovery that far exceeds the actual amount of you damages in order to send a message to these irresponsible truck companies, their drivers and the industry as a whole.

Examples of illegal or outrageous behavior in a tractor trailer accident include:

• Falsifying driver logbooks
• Using illegal drugs to stay awake
• Attempting to conceal or destroy evidence, such as the results of drug toxicology screens
• A deliberate pattern of safety violations

When an accident is not an accident, but the result of deliberate actions by a trucking company or truck driver, that information can be a factor for a jury when determining how much compensation to award the victim.

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For a free initial consultation about your truck accident injury, call 1-866-912-8636 or fill out our simple contact form.

We have offices in Austin and Houston. All meetings are by appointment only. From our offices in Austin and Houston, we will travel to truck driver accident victims throughout Texas.