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Under Oklahoma statute, a doctor providing treatment to someone injured in a motor vehicle collision is authorized to file a lien, for the amount of the medical bill, against the at-fault driver and his/her liability insurance company (i.e., Liability Carrier).

Not having use of one arm can cause employment problems, trouble driving, inability to care for your family, and many more problems. If the shoulder injury was caused by someone else, either through an accident, negligence, or any other reason, you are entitled to compensation.

More than 750 motorists are killed and another 20,000 suffer personal injuries in truck accidents caused by fatigued drivers each year. The long hours spent behind the wheel of a big rig can be monotonous for even the most proficient of truckers. Fatigue and drowsiness result in delayed reaction times and inattention, not to mention the risk of a trucker simply falling asleep while driving.

The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves that serves as the “conduit” for neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body. Motor information like breathing, the body’s reflexes, processes, systems and movements are coordinated and controlled through this conduit. When the spinal cord or nerve roots are impinged or compressed, this can result in profound and debilitating pain and loss of function.

Time is of the essence when it comes to filing a truck accident claim. Key evidence and recollections can diminish over time and proof is crucial when filing suit against truck companies who typically have teams of professionals such as accident reconstructionists, engineering experts, and a squad of defense lawyers on call.

Truck accidents have some of the most devastating outcomes particularly due to the large weight differential of a truck and a passenger vehicle. In 2017, 4,761 fatalities were reported from accidents involving trucks according to the NHTSA which was about a 9% increase from the previous year — even though other vehicle fatalities had actually decreased about 2% in the same period.

Most fatal truck accidents are tragedies that could have been prevented entirely. Sadly, the most recent statistics on truck crash fatalities do not show consistent signs of improvement, despite efforts by the U.S. Department of Transportation to reduce the number of truck wrecks nationwide.

Drivers of commercial vehicles have an enormous responsibility. These drivers must safely operate vehicles weighing as much as 80,000 pounds and must account for the complexities of large trucks, such as preventing jackknifing and keeping in mind that trucks have much longer stopping distances.

The Rode Law Firm provides legal counsel to people who have been injured in tractor-trailer accidents in Tulsa and across Oklahoma as well as any other state. Whether you have been injured in a large truck accident on I-44, I-244, U.S. Highway 64/U.S. Highway 51, U.S. 75, the Mingo Valley Expressway/U.S. 169, I-40, I-70, or any other road, you want a personal injury attorney with a proven track record of successfully handling tractor-trailer accidents.

The attorneys at The Rode Law Firm understand nerve root compression. The spinal cord, the body’s central nerve network, is protected by vertebrae, and between the vertebrae, discs of cartilage and other tissue act as cushions between these bones as we move around in the course of a day.