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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).

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA); the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); the Oklahoma Trucking Association; and the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office are just some of the different entities that compile truck accident statistics.

Trucking accidents often cause catastrophic injuries requiring months or years of recovery. The violence of a truck crash frequently inflicts some of the worst trauma on victims, leaving them with spinal cord injuries, disc injuries, head injuries, neck injuries, shoulder injuries, elbow injuries as well as many other injuries. The worst truck accidents are fatal or cause permanent disabilities that change lives forever.

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.

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.

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.

Torn muscles, ligaments and tendons often result from car wrecks and can result in considerable pain and some level of incapacity to function normally.

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.

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.

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.