How long do I have to file a San Jose truck accident claim?

California generally allows two years from the date of the crash under CCP §335.1. Truck cases involve electronic data that can be lost quickly, so contacting a lawyer early helps preserve key evidence and protect your deadline.

How much is my San Jose truck accident case worth?

Value depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical and care costs, lost earnings, and the insurance coverage available. Commercial policies are typically larger, but no lawyer can promise a specific amount. We work to document every loss.

Why are truck accident cases different from car accident cases?

Trucks are governed by federal FMCSA rules, including hours-of-service limits, and carry electronic logging and black-box data. Multiple parties, such as the carrier and cargo loader, may share fault. These cases require fast evidence preservation and careful investigation.

Which courthouse handles San Jose truck accident cases?

San Jose civil cases are heard in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, with civil matters at the Downtown Superior Court on North First Street. We appear there when your case requires litigation so you do not have to.

How much does it cost to hire a San Jose truck accident lawyer?

MMG Law Firm works on contingency. There is no upfront cost and no fee unless we recover for you, and the consultation is free. Our fee is a written percentage of any recovery.

San Jose Truck Accident Lawyer

A collision with a fully loaded commercial truck can cause catastrophic injuries that change a family forever. MMG Law Firm investigates San Jose truck crashes from the ground up, pursuing the trucking company and its insurer for the full extent of your harm. The consultation is free, and you pay no fee unless we win.

Truck Accidents matters in San Jose

San Jose sits at the heart of one of Northern California's busiest freight corridors. The 101, 880, and 680 carry constant commercial truck traffic between the Bay Area ports, Silicon Valley warehouses, and the Central Valley. Distribution centers and industrial parks across the region feed big rigs onto the 87 and Capitol Expressway, mixing heavy commercial vehicles with dense commuter flow and creating serious collision risk.

Truck cases are not just bigger car cases. They involve federal safety rules, commercial insurance, and corporate defendants who move quickly to protect themselves. MMG Law Firm handles San Jose truck accident claims remotely from Glendale, moving fast to preserve the evidence that decides these cases.

Why San Jose Truck Crashes Happen

Heavy freight volume on the 101, 880, and 680 corridors
Warehouse and port traffic feeding the 87 and Capitol Expressway
Driver fatigue on long-haul and regional routes
Improperly loaded or overweight trailers
Blind-spot, jackknife, and underride collisions

The Federal and State Rules That Apply

Commercial trucking is governed by FMCSA regulations, including federal hours-of-service limits that cap how long a driver may operate without rest. Modern trucks carry electronic logging devices (ELDs) and event-data or "black-box" recorders that can reveal speed, braking, and hours behind the wheel. This data is often overwritten quickly, so a prompt legal hold matters. Commercial carriers also carry far larger insurance policies than ordinary drivers, which is why insurers fight these claims hard.

Injuries and Case Types

Traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries
Multiple fractures and crush injuries
Internal organ damage
Amputations and permanent disability
Wrongful death

Compensation You May Recover

California allows both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages include medical bills, long-term care, lost wages, and lost earning capacity. Non-economic damages cover pain, suffering, and loss of normal life. In severe cases multiple parties — the driver, the carrier, a maintenance contractor, or a cargo loader — may share responsibility. We pursue every liable party, but we never guarantee a result.

Deadlines, Venue, and How MMG Law Firm Helps

California generally allows two years from the date of the crash to sue under CCP §335.1, and truck-evidence concerns make early action critical. San Jose truck cases are venued in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, with civil trials at the Downtown Superior Court on North First Street.

MMG Law Firm represents injured people across California from Glendale. We handle your case by phone, email, and secure portal, send evidence-preservation letters early, and appear in Santa Clara County court when needed. Consultations are free in English, Armenian, and Russian, and we work on contingency — no fee unless we win.

How Mihran M. Ghazaryan helps with truck accidents

Truck cases are won or lost in the first days, so Mihran M. Ghazaryan moves immediately to preserve the evidence — the electronic logging device, the driver's hours-of-service records, and the truck's onboard data — before it can be overwritten. He identifies every responsible party (driver, carrier, broker, and their separate insurers) and applies the federal motor-carrier rules that govern these cases, building the claim for the larger exposure a commercial policy carries.

Types of truck accidents we handle

Tractor-trailer and 18-wheeler crashes

Often involve fatigue, improper loading, or maintenance failures. We send a preservation letter immediately and pursue ELD and ECM data.

Delivery-truck and box-truck collisions

Last-mile delivery has driven a surge in inexperienced drivers under tight schedules. Liability often runs to the carrier, not just the driver.

Underride and override collisions

Catastrophic injury cases. Vehicle conspicuity, guard equipment, and applicable FMCSA standards all matter.

What compensation can cover

Every truck accident claim is different, but California law allows injured plaintiffs to seek several categories of damages. We build each one with documentation — medical records, wage statements, expert opinions — so nothing is left on the table.

Medical expenses

Emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, and the future treatment your providers say you'll need.

Lost wages

Income you lost while recovering — and, where the injury affects your ability to work, diminished future earning capacity.

Pain and suffering

Compensation for physical pain, emotional distress, and the ways the injury has changed how you live day to day.

Property damage

Repair or replacement of your vehicle and other property damaged in the incident.

Out-of-pocket costs

Transportation to appointments, medical equipment, household help, and the other expenses an injury forces on you.

How we work

Free, no-pressure consultation

We listen first. We answer your questions. There is no fee for the initial conversation — and you decide whether to engage us at the end of it.

Investigation and evidence preservation

Police reports, scene photos, witness statements, vehicle data, surveillance video, medical records. The earlier we collect, the harder it is for the other side to reshape the story later.

Treatment, demand, and negotiation

We coordinate with your providers, document the full extent of damages — medical, lost income, pain — and present a demand backed by evidence. We push back firmly when an insurer lowballs.

Litigation when necessary

Most matters settle. When an insurer refuses to be reasonable, we file. Preparing every case as if it will be tried is what makes the settlement number move.

What to do right away

Call 911 and request medical evaluation on scene.

Photograph the truck — license plate, USDOT number, MC number, trailer markings.

Get the trucking company's name, not just the driver's.

Save any clothing or vehicle parts as evidence.

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