Every year, thousands of people are killed or sustain serious injuries in accidents involving commercial trucks and buses. Tragically, many of these accidents are the result of negligent truck and bus drivers and their employers. These accidents can result from poor driving, including the failure to yield the right of way to pedestrians, vehicles, bicyclists, as well as other violations of the relevant vehicle and traffic laws. Some accidents also involve the failure to properly maintain and/or equip the involved truck or bus.

Intimate knowledge of the laws and rules affecting trucks and buses is paramount to successfully prosecuting these cases. Additionally, comprehensive knowledge of the Federal Motor Vehicle Standards, the Smith Method of Driving and the internal Rules and Regulations of each of the truck and bus companies is essential. The driver disciplinary process is also unique as are the standards for admission of reports done by the applicable public safety boards. In order to ensure important eyewitnesses are located, drivers interviewed, and physical evidence preserved, the law office of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz initiates an independent investigation process as soon as possible when seeking damages for a truck and bus accident.

If necessary, we also retain expert accountants and financial analysts because many truck and bus accident cases have their own set of associated losses including lost wages, the cost of care and many other monetary costs. In order to accurately assess what these costs will be for the remainder of a victim’s life, we use financial professionals to derive fair resolutions for injury victims.

The lawyers at our firm are intimately familiar with all of the unique aspects of bus and truck accident claims as demonstrated by our recent results:

• $27,500,000 verdict for a female pedestrian struck by an MTA bus, resulting in the loss of her leg. This is the largest verdict for such an injury in New York State history.
• $26,000,000 settlement for a 35 year old mother of a new born infant struck and killed by a truck on 6th avenue in Manhattan. This is believed to be the highest settlement for any wrongful death case involving one person in New York State history.
• $12,000000 settlement for a bicyclist struck and run over by an MTA bus.
• $11,750,000 cash settlement recovered against a Japanese based freight carrier for a Manhattan woman hurt when the wheel of a tractor trailer fell off and hit her.
• $10,775,000 for a woman who sustained a brain injury after she was struck by two tires which came off of a moving tractor trailer.
• $10,000,000 settlement for a legally blind 51 year old woman struck by a bus while waiting at the Hempstead bus terminal.
• $7,000,000 settlement for a 68 year old New Jersey man who was struck by a Town of Parsippany bus while he was crossing the street.
• $4,800,000 verdict for the wrongful death of a 8 year old child killed as the result of the negligence of a truck driver.
• $4,800,000 verdict for the wrongful death of a 8 year old child killed as the result of the negligence of a truck driver.

The attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz advocate for our clients' full financial recovery through detailed, meticulous preparation for trial. If you have been injured in a truck or bus accident, please Contact our firm to discuss your case.

Disclaimer: Please be advised that the results achieved in any given case depend upon the exact facts and circumstances of that case. Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz cannot guarantee a specific result in any legal matter. Any testimonial or case result listed on this site is based on an actual legal case and represents the results achieved in that particular case, and does not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction of the outcome of any other legal matter.