A loaded semi weighs 20 to 30 times more than your car. When one hits you on US 42 or near I-71/75 in Union, the damage rarely stops at your bumper, and the bills start fast. Your car may be totaled. Your job may be waiting on paperwork you do not have yet. What you need now is a straight answer on what your claim is actually worth.
Scott Best Law is a Union truck accident lawyer families call before they call their own insurance company, and we have spent more than two decades on both sides of the Ohio River handling exactly this kind of case. We build the file the way a trucking company’s insurer hopes you will not: medical costs, lost income, and every liable party named, not just the driver.
That is what having this handled actually looks like: your claim built on evidence before the insurer has a chance to build its own story. Reach out and tell us what happened. We can help you understand where your case stands and what a fair settlement might look like.
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A truck accident claim rarely starts and ends with the driver. Kentucky law lets you pursue anyone whose negligence put that truck on the road that day, and in a crash near Union, that list is usually longer than people expect because a single commercial trip can involve several separate companies.
As a truck accident lawyer in Union, we start investigating every link in this chain right away, before we talk numbers with an insurance adjuster and while the evidence is still there to be found.
Here’s who may be held accountable for your injuries and why include:
Naming each liable party is what separates a fair recovery from a partial one. Once we identify a negligent hiring practice, a skipped inspection, or a maintenance shortcut, the pool of available insurance coverage often grows too.
What does six weeks off work and a fusion surgery actually cost you? Usually more than the first offer covers. Truck accident injuries tend to be severe because of the size mismatch involved, and fair compensation should reflect medical bills already paid, medical care still coming, lost income, and pain that does not show up on an MRI.
Kentucky has a special rule for motor vehicle accidents, including truck accidents. Under KRS 304.39-230, you generally have two years to file, counted from the accident date or your last no-fault (PIP) payment, whichever is later. There’s also an outside limit of four years from the accident date no matter what.
This deadline is different from the one-year rule that applies to most other personal injury cases in Kentucky, and it usually doesn’t pause just because you’re having surgery or a long hospital stay — though it can pause in some situations, like if the injured person is a minor.
Federal law adds another layer of evidence specific to trucking cases. Under 49 CFR 395.8, carriers must keep a record of a driver’s duty status. This record is often the single most important piece of evidence in proving fatigue caused the crash.
Some of this evidence can disappear fast. The truck’s black box or engine computer data can be overwritten within days if the truck keeps driving. While carriers are legally required to keep official duty-status logs for six months, they do not always follow the rules. Meanwhile, other critical records, such as dash-cam footage or dispatch data, can vanish much sooner.
That’s why our Union truck accident lawyer sends letters right away telling the trucking company to preserve everything.
This information reflects Kentucky and federal law as of September 2026.
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Union sits in Boone County, where US 42 and the I-71/75 corridor carry a steady flow of commercial freight toward Cincinnati every day. A truck accident claim filed here can end up at the Boone County Justice Center, and if the carrier, insurer, or driver is based across the river in Ohio, questions about which state’s court should hear the case can come up too.
Scott Best has been licensed in Kentucky since 2001 and in Ohio since 2002, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. That matters when a Union truck accident touches both states, since we can represent you whether your case is filed in Kentucky, filed in Ohio, or ends up in federal court.
Kentucky lets you recover even if you share some blame, the same way it does in a typical car accident claim. Your compensation gets reduced by your percentage of fault. We push back hard on inflated fault percentages, since insurers often assign more blame to the smaller vehicle by default.
Police reports and photos matter, but a driver’s hours of service logs, the truck’s black box or ECM data, and the carrier’s maintenance and hiring records often decide the case. Black box and ECM data can be overwritten within days once the truck keeps operating, and other records can go missing quickly too.
Nothing upfront. We work on a contingency fee, so we only get paid attorney’s fees if we recover compensation for you, and your initial consultation is free.
An early offer from a trucking company’s insurer is rarely the full value of a serious claim, and accepting it closes the door on further compensation even if your injuries turn out worse than expected. Talk to us before you sign anything.
It changes which state’s law applies and sometimes which court hears the case, since Ohio and Kentucky treat fault, damages, and filing deadlines differently. Scott Best has practiced under both states’ law for more than two decades, so we sort out which rules apply to your Union truck accident before that question can cost you part of your claim.
Scott Best is a highly regarded Personal Injury attorney with nearly 25 years of experience dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals in Florence and surrounding areas. With a career built on aggressive representation and strategic litigation, Scott ensures that victims of negligence receive the maximum compensation they deserve. Known for his hands-on approach and deep local roots, he combines elite legal expertise with an unwavering commitment to securing the best outcomes for every client.
You do not have to sort out liability, federal trucking rules, and a stack of medical bills on your own. Contact a Union truck accident attorney at Scott Best Law to schedule a free consultation, and we will tell you honestly where your case stands and what steps come next.
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