NEGLIGENCE

Commercial Vehicle Accidents

Every year, commercial trucking accidents account for thousands of injuries to innocent parties across the nation. The attorneys at Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh have resolved many cases involving commercial trucking negligence resulting in serious injuries and death. Our attorneys have a proven track record of recovering just compensation for our clients in trial verdicts and settlements in commercial vehicle accident cases.

Too often, trucking accidents are caused by driver negligence due to lack of sleep, dangerous company policies and procedures, lack of proper training, supervision and oversight, and poor maintenance of equipment. Knowledge of industry standards and state and federal commercial vehicle laws and regulations is essential to successfully litigating trucking and other commercial vehicle accident cases. Whether your lawyer has experience in the collection and preservation of critical evidence is also a key factor to consider, since state and federal laws require trucking companies to keep certain documents and information pertaining to intra- and interstate trucking operations for only a limited period of time. Especially in trucking cases, rapid response, investigation, and collection and preservation of evidence is required to protect your legal rights.

Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh has the necessary skills and experience to provide effective counsel when you are the victim of a commercial vehicle or trucking accident. If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident, we stand ready to assist you and protect your legal rights.

Aircraft Crash Litigation

Over the years, the attorneys at Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh have handled numerous cases concerning private and commercial aircraft disasters. Our attorneys are knowledgeable about key regulatory, technical and legal issues involved in airplane and helicopter crash litigation. These issues often include aircraft component and safety systems design, testing and manufacturing, flight and maintenance operations as well as pilot skill, protocols and training. It is the duty of the aircraft and its operator to deliver passengers safely to their destination. Invariably, when an air crash occurs, the incident was preventable.

Air crash investigations always involve state and federal officials and investigators, and also involve the aircraft and aircraft component manufacturers, as well as airline representatives. Without the assistance of competent legal counsel, victims and their families do not have a voice or advocate for their rights in these critical early stages of the investigation, and before state or federal authorities reach final conclusions about the root cause of a crash. Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh stands ready to be your voice and advocate throughout the investigation of a crash and the prosecution of your claims against those who are responsible.

Premises Liability

Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh has handled a wide variety of premises liability cases involving serious injuries and fatalities. Although the law in many states can make the prosecution of premises liability claims a highly technical and difficult legal battle, our lawyers have a great deal of experience in handling cases governed by premises liability laws, and we have tried to verdict and settled numerous premises liability cases.

When serious injury or death results from unsafe or dangerous conditions that exist on a property, you may have a valid premises liability case against those responsible for the hazardous conditions. In most cases and in most states, the individual or company in possession of the premises has a duty to exercise ordinary care to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and to warn individuals of known and concealed perils. The attorneys at Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh have the knowledge and expertise to answer questions you may have relating to your potential premises liability case and to effectively evaluate and prosecute your case.

Professional Negligence

The laws regarding professional negligence and malpractice are complicated and vary widely from state to state. When you trust an individual who possesses specialized knowledge to provide you with competent and effective services, and that individual breaches your trust and fails to exercise reasonable and ordinary care, you may have a viable professional negligence claim.

Lawyers at our firm handle professional negligence cases nationwide, including cases involving catastrophic engineering failures, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, botched real estate transactions and other types of malpractice. Many of these cases arise from the professional negligence of engineers, contractors, accountants, architects, financial advisors and brokers, insurance agents, claim handlers and other service providers. The lawyers at Sico, White, Hoelscher & Braugh can help you navigate the complex issues presented by your professional negligence case.