Truck Accidents Involving Government Vehicles
Atlanta Lawyers Assisting Injured Victims
Truck accidents can be devastating due to the weight and size of big rigs and semis. Often, catastrophic or even fatal injuries are inflicted in a truck accident. In Georgia, procedural hurdles must be cleared in a truck accident lawsuit when one of the parties involved was a driver of a government truck. State and local government vehicles are covered by specific rules, and if you fail to follow these rules, you may lose your right to file a lawsuit and be unable to recover damages at all, even if your injuries are catastrophic.
There are also specific rules that apply to federal government vehicles when they are involved in an accident. Victims who were injured in truck accidents involving government vehicles should consult the Atlanta truck accident lawyers at Van Sant Law.
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Truck Accidents Involving Government Vehicles
In many truck accident cases, you can obtain compensation through a private driver's insurance company. You may also have a claim against others, such as a trucking company that employed the driver. Generally, you have two years to file your lawsuit against a private driver or company. However, in a truck accident involving a county or state government truck, you will need to provide an ante litem notice to the appropriate agency within 12 months under O.C.G.A. section 36–11–1. Minors or people laboring under disabilities are permitted 12 months after a disability is removed to present their claims.
In an even shorter timeline, a claim against a local city or municipality in Georgia must be commenced through an ante litem notice sent to the appropriate local government agency within six months of your accident or injury under O.C.G.A. section 36–33–5. On top of meeting the requisite time limit for serving an appropriate ante litem notice, you must also meet the two-year statute of limitations.
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If you were injured in a truck accident involving a government vehicle, you should discuss what happened with the seasoned personal injury lawyers at Van Sant Law. We represent victims of truck accidents involving government vehicles throughout Georgia, and we have offices in Atlanta, Alpharetta, Athens, Cumming, Duluth, Lawrenceville, and Gainesville.
We can sign you up electronically without face-to-face interaction when needed, but we can also visit you in your home. Call us at (800) 234-9556 or complete our online form.
