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"Here are six steps we take to help you learn more about your big truck crash case. I handle big truck crash cases every day. Assisting me are four full-time paralegals who average 14+ years of experience. We know the experts, the insurance companies, and the judges. I would be honored to represent you, and share what I have learned over 25+ years.” Mike Burman, Attorney at Law.
- 1 - Go to the scene ASAP: Small pieces of evidence can become big facts.
- 2 - Interview witnesses and law enforcement: Our retired police detective carefully interviews witnesses. I often conduct interviews with key witnesses myself.
- 3 - Secure photographs, video, and the “black box”: Closed circuit Tv and video monitoring are usually erased in a week. I need to get on top of this evidence quickly before it is lost forever. “Black box” computers inside the vehicles need to be downloaded before a vehicle is crushed or repaired.
- 4 - Preserve evidence known only to the trucker and the trucking company: I cannot tell you how many times crucial information or documentation from a trucker or trucking company helps a case after I took the proper steps to preserve that evidence.
- 5 - Provide you a free Case Evaluation: The Case Evaluation addresses your concerns and helps you understand what your case is about. How much time will the case take? What compensation is recoverable? Questions like these are handled in the Case Evaluation.
- 6 - Provide you with a Plan of Action customized for your needs: When you hire me, I will take the Case Evaluation and write up a customized Plan of Action with easy-to-follow steps for a good start to your case. The Plan of Action is uploaded to your free Burman Law Client Portal (we’ll open the client portal on your smartphone). Or, if you don’t want to use the Client Portal, we can mail it to you. You need no money to hire me. My fees are in writing (I am cheaper than most competitors).
“My staff is knowledgeable and easy to work with. We keep you updated about your case. You will have no trouble reaching me when you need my help or have a question.” Mike Burman
About RedStone Law
Mike is a death and injury lawyer with 25+ years of experience helping hundreds of accident victims against at-fault drivers and commercial operators of all types. Other lawyers often call Mike for advice with their personal injury lawsuits and wrongful death lawsuits. Once you begin your free case evaluation with Mike, you will know the legal advice is coming from an experienced attorney who knows the law and wants to help you overcome a difficult situation in your life.
How DOES BURMAN LAW Determine fault for a Big Truck accident case?
Every driver has a duty to exercise care for the safety of other persons using the highway. We investigate and prove fault by motorists and trucking companies who:
- Fail to maintain a safe distance
- Fail to slow to a safe speed
- Fail to allow time for safe clearance
- Fail to obey traffic signals (i.e., red lights or stop signs)
- Fail to keep a proper lookout for pedestrian traffic
- Fail to pay attention, especially at night or during inclement weather
- Fail to perceive a dangerous condition or immediate hazard
- Fail to drive free of impairment by drugs or alcohol
- Fail to stop operating a cell phone while operating an automobile
- Fail to properly maintain equipment and train drivers to operate a big truck
WHAT DOES BURMAN LAW DO IN AN Big Truck CASE?
Big truck accident personal injury and wrongful death cases require quick attention from an experienced personal injury law firm. Mike Burman is a personal injury attorney with the staff and financial resources needed to take on any insurance company or trucking company. Once an attorney-client relationship is established, Mike Burman and his law firm will work quickly to:
- Understand the mechanism of injury causing pain and suffering or death
- Look for serious injuries that could be hard to find, such as traumatic brain injuries or labral tears in the hip
- Preserve evidence that could be washed away, destroyed, or lost
- Send a preservation letter to the trucking company to hold certain records and evidence
- Study traffic patterns and traffic
- Search for CCTv video/audio, ring doorbell cameras, police videos, and business cameras
- Locate and interview witnesses
- Engage experts in accident reconstruction to uncover critical facts
- Download the “black box” speed and distance computer on the “at-fault” vehicle
- Impound the at-fault vehicle and preserve the big truck
In every personal injury case or wrongful death case, we investigate and preserve evidence. We locate and contact all available witnesses. We notify all necessary parties and insurance companies, notify all lien holders, gather and protect evidence and damages, prepare a settlement demand, negotiate a big truck accident settlement, resolve liens, and distribute a fair settlement to you. Automobile injury and death cases require quick attention from an experienced personal injury law firm. Mike Burman is a personal injury attorney with the staff and financial resources needed to take on any insurance company or trucking company. As your automobile accident lawyer, Mike Burman and his law firm will work quickly to answer all your questions and learn about your injuries-including those hard-to-find injuries that are oftentimes overlooked, such as brain injuries or labral tears in the hip.
Once evidence from the scene is secure, we use information technologies to transform this evidence into a visual representation of your big truck crash to prove the harms and losses behind your serious injuries. Our in-house media service prepares professional digital charts, blowups, and videos while keeping costs under control. Our goal is to communicate your case so that anyone can “be sure” what happened and “understand” what should be done to right the wrong done to you. We work to provide the insurance adjuster a thorough evaluation of your case so you achieve a full and fair out of court settlement. But if you must file suit, Burman Law will help prepare your case for trial. At trial, we will visualize your case to the jury, so the jury understands exactly what happened to you, and how your life changed. In this way, the jury has the power to right the wrong done to you.
Insurance Company Tactics
Insurance companies and insurance adjusters use several tactics to deny claims and pay less than the value of the claim. Some of the most common we see are:
- Blaming accident victims for their own injuries
- Reducing the value of the case by misinterpreting medical records
- Denying the injuries are related to the car crash
- Making low settlement offers for pre-existing or age-related factors
- Delaying claims as long as possible until you must take a low settlement offer
- Making lowball settlement offers to reduce the amount you think is reasonable
- Telling injury victims they do not need to hire a lawyer
HOW IS BURMAN LAW PAID?
You need no money to hire me. I am paid a reasonable fee out of the money paid to resolve your case. The decision to resolve your case is always yours to make. I work for you. All fees and costs will be transparent, upfront, and in writing. We are paid a percentage of the money recovered in your case. Many personal injury lawyers now charge a fee of 40% to begin your case. Our fee has been 1/3 for more than twenty-five plus years. We do not spend time or money on expensive Tv Ads, and we pass that savings on to you. There are no hidden disclaimers. We are transparent at all times.
With our free consultation and free case evaluation services, you can discuss your car accident case with Mike Burman in confidence. Mike will help you understand your rights and give you a plan of action based on real experience. There is never any pressure. We put all fees and case expenses in writing. As a Burman Law client, you will receive our free client portal so you can post anything you want 24/7/365. We respond to portal messages by the next business day, or sooner. And you can always contact Mike on his personal cell phone number which he will give you. Burman Law staff average ten years of paralegal experience. Mike has more than 25+ years of experience in personal injury and wrongful death involving car accidents and safety in Kentucky and Tennessee.
KENTUCKY LAW
§ 281A.080. Information required from applicant - Driver not permitted to drive, when - Employer restriction on operation of commercial vehicles
(1) Each employer shall require the applicant to provide the information specified in KRS 281A.070. He shall inform the applicant that the information provided may be used or the applicant's previous employers may be contacted for the purpose of investigating the applicant's work history.
(2) No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial vehicle during any period in which the driver:
- (a) Has had his commercial driver's license suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state;
- (b) Is currently disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle;
- (c) Is subject to an out-of-service order in any state;
- (d) Has more than one (1) driver's license;
- (e) Does not currently hold a valid commercial driver's license; or
- (f) Is in violation of any of the railroad crossing offenses or conduct set forth in KRS 189.500, 189.560, or 189.565.
KY Rev. Stat. 281A.080 Information required from applicant - Driver not permitted to drive, when - Employer restriction on operation of commercial vehicles (Kentucky Revised Statutes (2022 Edition))
