Iowa Semi-Truck and Tractor-Trailer Injury Accident Injury Attorneys
If you’ve been injured in an Iowa semi-truck accident, Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s team of experienced lawyers can help you.
The best injury attorneys in Iowa
The trucking attorneys with Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm partner with qualified and experienced trucking injury lawyers in Iowa to win your case without charging high fees.
We have the capability to find the right allied trucking lawyers in rural Iowa as well as in the following cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City, Waterloo, Ames, West Des Moines, Council Bluffs, Ankeny, and many others.
If you or a loved one was injured in a semi-truck wreck in Iowa, our team of experienced lawyers will evaluate your case and find a way to help you. We work hard to get you a large settlement without charging high fees.
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If you’ve been injured in a semi-truck or tractor trailer accident in Iowa, Dr. Bradshaw’s legal team can help you. Call now or get started with a Free Case Review.
Vetted Semi-Truck/Tractor-Trailer Injury Lawyers
We analyze trucking attorneys in Iowa to ensure they have a history of success in semi-truck injury cases before partnering with them. Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm will only work with attorneys who have a proven track record of success and knowledge in cases involving semi-truck accidents, both in settlement and litigation. Once we have the right candidates, we will find the exact right attorney for your location in Iowa. You get a team that’s focused on the needs of your case with the experience to get you what you deserve.
Experienced Semi-Truck/Tractor-Trailer Injury Lawyers
You wouldn’t want a surgeon without experience or a history of success to operate on you, so why would you want an attorney without those as well? No one wants an attorney to be learning on the job when it’s their recovery on the line. When you choose Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm, you get an experienced team of legal representatives who are determined to win your case.
Results
Nothing proves success like results. We keep track of the results of Iowa lawyers we ally with and can provide you that list of results, settlements, and verdicts. This information is essential; the Insurance companies keep these lists, often have more respect, and sometimes pay much larger settlements to Iowa lawyers with a track record of large verdicts and settlements. Our job is to match you and your case to the right lawyer with proven success.
Reliability
Not only will your legal team be experienced, you won’t have to worry about them not getting back to you. We answer our phones 24/7 so our clients get fast answers in emergency situations. Our attorneys keep on top of things with your case so it moves forward as quickly as possible.
Our promise to you
The attorneys with Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm seek out and vet experienced, successful semi-truck lawyers who are members of the Iowa Association for Justice.
We’ve gotten clients trucking settlements and verdicts ranging from $1 million to $65 million. Our team offers expert legal representation at a fee that is often just 25% so more of your settlement goes in your pocket, not ours. Our low fees alone are often enough to save thousands to millions of dollars depending on the amount of the settlement or verdict.
You can trust our experienced and successful team of trucking attorneys in Iowa to maximize your recovery from accidents and wrecks involving semi-trucks.
Thanks to his 100% win rate in these cases, Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm and our allied lawyers have hundreds of verdicts and settlements against semi-truck companies, truck drivers, and trucking brokers. Some of those include:
$65 Million Judgment
Semi-Truck Wreck Injuries
A semi-truck crashed into a car stopped in traffic—the vehicle was occupied by an older married couple and their young granddaughter. The tractor-trailer killed all occupants of the vehicle. The truck driver who crashed into the car was over his hours of service and in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations. Reports stated he never slowed before crashing into the stopped vehicle.
$8.3 Million Settlement
Semi-Truck Wreck Injuries
A trucker crossed the center line and impacted a vehicle operated by a mother who was transporting her three-month-old. The child suffered a traumatic brain injury.
$7.5 Million Settlement
Semi-Truck Wreck Injuries
A semi-truck hit cattle wandering in the roadway. The truck swerved and collided with a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. The client suffered a spinal cord injury with complete paralysis.
$4.5 Million Settlement
Semi-Truck Wreck Injuries
A semi-truck was making a turn into a parking lot when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was caught under the axle of the truck and dragged for 50 feet. The plaintiff sustained multiple fractures and underwent numerous surgeries.
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Why choose Dr. Brad Bradshaw's Law Firm for my semi-truck/tractor-trailer accident in Iowa?
Our team of experienced attorneys has multiple approaches to secure the maximum recovery for you. We understand Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations, a complex and comprehensive set of rules to govern truckers, trucking companies, and insurance companies. Our in-depth knowledge in this area often leads to a much higher financial recovery, up to several hundred thousand or even millions of dollars. Additionally, our founder Dr. Bradshaw is a licensed physician and surgeon, so we understand the importance of explaining injuries to the insurance companies, or juries if needed, with an emphasis on the need for compensation. Our experience in semi-truck accident cases and our success in obtaining multi million dollar results signals to insurance companies that we know how to win big—in fact, Dr. Bradshaw has never lost a semi-truck accident case. Finally, we work to get our clients the biggest net settlement by charging a lower fee than industry standards. Starting fees for early settlements are typically just 25% with our team of experienced lawyers. Here are a few examples of how our experience and knowledge have paid off for clients:
Many lawyers are either unfamiliar with broker liability or have never handled such a case. Dr. Bradshaw has helped families increase recovery from $1 million to $11 million based on broker liability. He teaches attorneys throughout the United States how to successfully handle broker liability cases.
After a semi-truck wreck caused the death of a man in a car, the insurance company offered a $1 million settlement to the attorney on the case. That attorney contacted Dr. Bradshaw to ask for help and our team found an additional $1 million in hidden insurance the company had not told the first lawyer about. We settled the case for $2 million.
When a plaintiff who was injured in an accident was told by their attorney they could only get about $350,000, they fired him and hired Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm. We worked hard for the client, rejecting lower offers and taking the case to trial where we obtained a $2.4 million verdict.
When a truck driver was rear-ended by another semi-truck it resulted in a back injury. Insurance initially offered $150,000. Thanks to Dr. Bradshaw’s medical training he was able to have our client evaluated by one of the top spinal surgeons in the world. With this additional medical information in addition to our firm’s experience in trucking cases, we settled the case for just under $1 million.
One severe injury case we settled for $25,000,000. With our fee of 25% we saved the client $3.75 million compared to most lawyers who charge 40%.
Any time we partner with trucking attorneys in Iowa, we pay them out of our fee, not your settlement or judgement amount. When you choose Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm you do not have to worry about extra or hidden fees. The contract you sign sets out the total fee clearly from the beginning.
What should I do if I've been injured in a trucking accident?
Medical Care: You should always continue to seek the medical attention you need. Dr. Bradshaw can sometimes help with finding you a top health care clinic or physician, including the Craig Hospital for spinal cord and brain injuries and physicians who perform osseous integration for amputees, among others. Caring for your heath is more important than anything else when you’ve been injured. From a more practical standpoint, insurance companies and juries are more suspicious of a severe injury claim if there is a significant time gap between the accident and seeking treatment.
Photographs: Take photos of any property damage incurred. You need evidence proving the severity of the impact before the vehicle is destroyed.
Documentation: Record keeping is vital. Keep documentation of all your medical providers and appointments. Proper documentation of how your injury has impacted your quality of life as well as a record of keeping appointments are vital to demonstrate when seeking damages. Trucking and insurance companies often try to reduce the payout if they feel you are not appropriately mitigating your damages with the appropriate healthcare.
What kind of injuries are covered under trucking accident law?
All injuries and damages incurred during a trucking accident are covered. These injuries fit into “economic” and “non-economic” categories. Our team of expert attorneys can obtain a recovery on both of those categories. Economic recovery is for anything you can put on paper. This includes medical bills, lost wages, future medical care, property damages, even having to pay someone to mow your yard. Non-economic recovery consists of pain and suffering, loss of companionship, loss of life enjoyment through the inability to continue hobbies and activities.
Injuries caused by the driver, the trucking company, and in catastrophic injury cases the broker, are all claimable. With the assistance of our experienced team of attorneys, we can confidently negotiate with the insurance companies to maximize your recovery.
When should I hire an attorney from Dr. Brad Bradshaw's Law Firm?
You should hire an attorney as soon as possible after your accident. Trucking companies are able to start destroying evidence 7 days after a wreck. It usually begins with destroying GPS data that could be used to track the at-fault truck. At 6 months, federal law allows trucking companies to destroy logbooks, which are often evidence of illegal activity on the part of the driver or the trucking company.
Trusted expertise in trucking law. If you speak to an attorney who believes semi-truck cases are just “big” car wreck cases, that’s a red flag.
Large trucks are subject to special rules and regulations which govern interstate trucking cases. Knowing these laws is critical to maximize gross recovery. Our team of attorneys has a thorough understanding of these complex rules and regulations for truck drivers, trucking companies, trucking brokers, and insurance companies.
This comprehensive set of rules is called the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rules (FMCSRs). These rules allow trucking companies to destroy records prior to the actual statute of limitations expiration. Seeking representation as soon as possible lets our team send a “spoliation/preservation” letter to trucking companies requesting they do not destroy any records. Once this letter is sent, if they do destroy anything we can hold them accountable for it with what is legally called “an adverse inference.” We would argue in court that the evidence destroyed after the letter was evidence that would have clearly shown fault on the part of the company or driver, otherwise they would not have destroyed it.
Founder Dr. Brad Bradshaw, undefeated in semi-truck cases, teaches lawyers in Iowa and throughout the United States about FMCSRs as well as other vital aspects of semi-truck injury cases. In fact, Dr. Bradshaw was elected as Chairman of America’s Trucking Litigation Group.
Our team will either work with or find you a qualified trucking attorney with proven success in Iowa. You can take a look at some of the verdicts and settlements we’ve obtained to see exactly how well we represent our clients. Once you hire Dr. Brad Bradshaw’s Law Firm, we immediately begin investigating your claim to determine fault, insurance coverage, and more. If needed we can obtain police reports and highway patrol crash reports, including photographs if they exist. We move forward by contacting witnesses and, if necessary, an accident reconstructionist to take pictures and measurements of the accident scene. Our goal is strengthening your claim and maximizing your recovery against the trucking insurance company.
