If you were injured in a truck accident in Glendale, Moe Abdallah Law, P.C. pursues the at-fault party for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. We serve all of Glendale and greater Los Angeles. Free consultation, no fee unless we win.
A truck accident in Glendale usually happens on one of the freight corridors cutting through the city: the I-5, the SR-134, or the SR-2. Moe Abdallah Law, P.C. handles big-rig crashes born on those freeways, where an 80,000-pound truck and a passenger car are never a fair match and the carrier's insurer is already working to limit what it pays. We move fast to lock down the evidence before it disappears, and you pay nothing unless we win.
Glendale sits at the crossing of the I-5 Golden State Freeway, the SR-134 Ventura Freeway, and the SR-2 Glendale Freeway, and the I-5 in particular is a major freight route moving big rigs through the region day and night. Where those freeways converge, trucks merge, weave, and brake in the same stop-and-go crush as commuters, and that mismatch is where the worst crashes happen. A loaded semi cannot stop or maneuver like a car, so a truck that rear-ends stalled traffic on the I-5 or drifts across lanes on the 134 leaves catastrophic damage: brain injuries, spinal-cord damage, and too often wrongful death. These are not ordinary car-crash cases. Commercial carriers answer to a thick body of federal safety rules enforced by the FMCSA, from hours-of-service limits that cap how long a driver can stay behind the wheel to maintenance standards and cargo-securement rules. When a carrier breaks one of those rules on a Glendale freeway, a fatigued driver over their hours or a rig with worn brakes, that violation becomes powerful proof of negligence. Reaching it takes a lawyer who knows where those records live, because the trucking company will not hand them over.
The proof that wins a Glendale truck case sits inside the truck and the carrier's own files, and much of it can legally get overwritten within days once the rig goes back on the road. The truck's electronic control module, the ECM or black box, captures speed, braking, and throttle data from the moments before impact on the I-5 or SR-134. The driver's electronic logging device records the hours they had been driving, and the dispatch, maintenance, and driver-qualification files fill in the rest. All of it can loop over or get quietly cleaned up on the same short timeline. Major carriers keep rapid-response teams that reach a crash scene fast, photograph it, and start building a defense before you have left the hospital. We move first. The moment we take your case, we send formal spoliation and preservation letters demanding the carrier keep every piece of it, and we work to inspect the truck itself before anyone repairs it. Sorting out who is liable, the driver, the carrier, the broker, the leasing company, the maintenance shop, opens up the larger commercial policies that make these cases worth far more than a typical car crash. Serious injury cases from these corridors route to the Central District at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.
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The proof that wins your case disappears quickly. The truck's ECM black box, the driver's electronic logging device hours-of-service logs, and the carrier's dispatch and maintenance records can get overwritten or lost within days once the rig goes back into service. Major carriers also send rapid-response teams to the scene fast. We send preservation letters right away and work to inspect the truck before anyone repairs it, locking down the proof your case depends on.
Often more than just the driver. Liability can reach the trucking company or carrier, the freight broker that arranged the load, the company that leased the truck or trailer, the maintenance shop, and even a parts manufacturer if a defect caused the crash. Because several parties can share fault, you usually find several insurance policies to pursue. We name every responsible party and every policy that applies, which is what makes these cases worth far more than a car crash.
Commercial carriers answer to the FMCSA, which sets hours-of-service limits, requires electronic logging of driving time, mandates regular maintenance and inspections, sets driver-qualification standards, and governs how cargo gets secured. When a carrier breaks one of these rules, a fatigued driver over their hours, an overloaded trailer, or bad brakes on an I-5 rig, that violation becomes strong proof of negligence in your case.
Yes. California follows pure comparative negligence, so your compensation drops by your percentage of fault rather than getting barred entirely. Trucking insurers routinely exaggerate your share to pay less, especially on a busy freeway merge. We push back with the ECM data, the driver's logs, accident reconstruction, and witness evidence to keep your share where it belongs.
Generally two years from the date of the crash under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1. If a government vehicle or public entity is involved, such as a municipal or public-works truck, you may have as little as six months to file a claim under Government Code section 911.2. Because truck-crash evidence disappears so fast, call well before any deadline so it can be preserved.
Usually not, especially early. Fast offers arrive before anyone knows the full extent of your injuries or the future care you will need, and truck-crash injuries are often severe. Once you accept and sign, the claim is closed for good, even if your condition worsens. With multiple liable parties and larger policies in play, an early number rarely reflects what the case is truly worth. Let us review any offer for free first.
Local resources: Glendale city government · LA County Superior Court
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Rear-ended by a driver who fled with no police report, and other firms turned her down. Moe opened an uninsured-motorist claim, proved she could not have been at fault, and secured the full policy limit.
Broke his sternum and had no insurance of his own, and his prior attorney ignored him. Moe took his calls day and night and recovered a settlement that covered his hospital bills and future treatment.
Cut off on the freeway and left with back and neck pain over four months of treatment. Moe secured the full policy limit for his pain and suffering, and his totaled car was reimbursed.
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