There is nothing worse than having to fight for your rights in truck accident litigation. If you are one of the 130,000 injury victims of a truck accident, after the trauma of the accident and the suffering from the injury itself, legal conflicts may be more than you think you can bear. That is why your first step, after having your injuries attended to, is to talk to a truck accident attorney to determine if you have a case. If so, an experienced attorney will thoroughly investigate the evidence to determine who is at fault and whether you are entitled to compensation. They will next attempt to negotiate a settlement out of court, in hopes of saving time, additional suffering, and money. But if the defendants refuse to settle, your attorney should be skilled in truck accident litigation and may be able to win the appropriate amount of compensation for you.