Tracing Liability & Assets After a Devastating Houston Truck Collision

After a terrible Houston truck collision, you may think that obtaining compensation for the horrific injuries and losses sustained in the wreck would be straightforward. After all, there's the truck driver. And there's the massive truck and its trailer. The trailer probably has a corporate name on the side.

A closer look might find that the truck and the trailer actually have different names on their sides. Their registrations trace back to different companies. The truck driver serves as an employee of yet another company. A different company altogether owns the cargo inside the truck. And a "third party" freight brokerage brought the truck and its cargo together.

So whom do you sue for your injuries? (Hint: name them all in your initial filing.) But before you file anything, do your research. Somewhere beyond all of these entities may stand other holding companies and parent companies that actually hold the assets of the lesser entities and control their operations.

Houston truck collisions can lead to catastrophic injuries and multiple fatalities. Trucking companies know this. They know the risks of sending their trucks out onto the roads with tight delivery schedules pressuring tired and overworked drivers. Statistics teach them to expect a certain number of really costly, horrific crashes with other vehicles and pedestrians. But that doesn't mean that they actually want to pay you for the costs of the injuries their negligence has caused.

On the contrary, trucking companies take great care to create corporate veils and obfuscations to shield themselves from liability and the loss of their profits to crash victims. Only the diligent labor of an experienced and savvy Houston truck wreck attorney could help you pierce that corporate veil and uncover ultimate liability and sufficient assets you pay your high dollar truck accident claim.

Feel free to call us at Denena & Points for a free consultation to discuss your truck collision claim. We're Houston truck wreck attorneys with more than 12 years of experience holding trucking companies accountable for their negligence. And we'd be happy to discuss the requirements for making a compensation claim for your injuries. We could clarify your legal options for a successful financial recovery after a Houston truck collision.