Lafayette is an hour down I-65 from Merrillville, which makes it an easy drive for a meeting or a hearing. Purdue, the Subaru plant, and the I-65 corridor give Tippecanoe County a crash profile unlike anywhere else in the state. Our Merrillville office is at 8002 Utah Street, Merrillville, IN 46410, and you can reach it at (219) 472-8391. Most of an injury case is handled by phone, email, and video, and we travel to Tippecanoe County for the parts that need us there: depositions, mediation, and trial.
I-65 between Lafayette and the Lake County line is one of the most dangerous stretches of interstate in Indiana for truck crashes, and State Road 26 and U.S. 52 through the city add the local collisions. Purdue brings pedestrian, bicycle, and scooter cases, and students hurt in Lafayette are often covered by a parent’s auto policy back home; we find that coverage. Tippecanoe County cases are filed at the courthouse on Main Street and we appear there as needed.
Where Lafayette cases are filed: Tippecanoe Superior Court at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in downtown Lafayette.
Hospitals we work with for Lafayette clients: IU Health Arnett Hospital, Franciscan Health Lafayette East. We request records and bills directly so you are not chasing them.
A commercial truck crash is not a bigger car crash. The trucking company, its insurer, and often a rapid-response team are investigating within hours, sometimes before the police report is written. Evidence that matters most, including electronic logging device data, engine control module downloads, driver qualification files, hours-of-service records, and dash-cam footage, can be lost or overwritten unless a preservation demand goes out quickly.
Liability may extend well beyond the driver: the motor carrier, the owner of the trailer, a broker that hired an unqualified carrier, a shipper that overloaded the cargo, or a maintenance contractor. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations set the standard of care, and violations of those rules are powerful evidence of negligence.
We send spoliation letters immediately, retain accident reconstruction and trucking-safety experts where the case warrants it, obtain the carrier’s FMCSA safety history, and depose the driver and the company’s safety director. Commercial policies carry much higher limits than personal auto policies, and we pursue every layer of coverage.
Most injury claims must be filed within two years of the date of injury (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4). If a city, county, or state agency is involved, a tort claim notice may be required within 180 days. The sooner you call, the more evidence we can preserve.
A Chicago-area native who worked in telecommunications and held two jobs to support his family before law school, Jason founded the firm in 2010 on a no-nonsense, plain-spoken approach to solving clients’ problems.
Admitted to the Indiana bar at 24, the youngest licensed attorney in the state at the time, Miguel pairs that early start with more than fifteen years helping Northwest Indiana families through injury claims and bankruptcy.
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Most Lafayette injury cases are filed in Tippecanoe Superior Court at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in downtown Lafayette. We appear there for hearings, depositions, and trial, and work with local counsel when a case calls for it.
No. The consultation, the paperwork, and the negotiation are handled by phone, email, and video. We come to Tippecanoe County when the case needs us in person.
As soon as you are medically able. Trucking companies begin building their defense immediately, and key electronic evidence can be overwritten within days or weeks.
In most cases, yes. Employers are responsible for their drivers, and carriers have independent duties for hiring, training, maintenance, and hours-of-service compliance.
Five minutes on the phone and you will know where you stand. You will not owe us a fee unless we recover money for you, and the bills get handled before the check does.