Truck Accidents, 710 Freeway Crashes, and Port-Related Injuries
Long Beach is home to the Port of Long Beach — one of the busiest container ports in the Western Hemisphere — and the 710 Freeway, the primary corridor moving cargo from the port into the rest of the country. Every day, thousands of tractor-trailers, chassis haulers, and delivery trucks share Long Beach streets and freeways with commuters, pedestrians, rideshare drivers, and cyclists.
That mix produces some of the most serious injury cases in Southern California. Commercial truck crashes are rarely fender benders — they’re catastrophic, and they involve layers of defendants (drivers, trucking companies, cargo owners, maintenance contractors, and their insurers) who go on the offensive within hours of the collision.
If you’ve been hurt in Long Beach, you need a firm that understands how these cases really work. The Law Offices of Mann & Elias has represented California injury victims for more than 30 years, recovering over $100 million for our clients.
Long Beach Personal Injury Cases We Handle
- Truck accidents on the 710 corridor and in the port/industrial zones
- Car accidents on the 710, 405, 605, and 22 freeways
- Pedestrian accidents along Ocean Boulevard, Pine Avenue, and Downtown Long Beach
- Rideshare (Uber / Lyft) collisions — high volume around Downtown, Belmont Shore, and the Convention Center
- Bicycle accidents on the LA River bike path and Long Beach bike lanes
- Motorcycle accidents
- Slip and fall / premises liability at hotels, restaurants, retail centers, and the Pike
- Convention Center and event injuries
- Hotel premises liability — including negligent security and pool incidents
- Dog bites
- Construction accidents — high port-area industrial activity
- Wrongful death
Why Long Beach Clients Choose Mann & Elias
- 30+ years of California personal injury experience. $100M+ recovered.
- Scott Mann, Founding Partner: Pepperdine School of Law, Law Review (top 10%), Vincent Dalsimer Moot Court winner. Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) — 50+ civil jury trials required for admission. A background that matters when you’re up against the defense teams trucking companies hire.
- Imad Elias, Founding Partner: Super Lawyers every year since 2015 (top 5% of California attorneys).
- True contingency representation. No upfront cost, no hourly fees. Nothing unless we win.
- Multilingual intake (English, Spanish, French, Arabic) — important in a city as diverse as Long Beach.
- 24/7 availability.
Commercial Truck Accidents Are a Different Legal Universe
A collision with a tractor-trailer on the 710 is not the same case as a passenger-vehicle crash. The rules, the evidence, and the defendants multiply:
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) govern driver hours, vehicle maintenance, and cargo loading — violations create additional liability
- Electronic logging device (ELD) data must be preserved before it’s overwritten
- Black box / event data recorder information often shows speed, braking, and steering before impact
- Multiple potentially liable parties — the driver, the trucking company, the broker, the cargo owner, the maintenance contractor, the vehicle manufacturer
- Policy limits are typically much higher — federal minimums for interstate trucks start at $750,000 and routinely go into the millions
A general practice lawyer may not know to send a spoliation letter to the trucking company within days of the crash. We do — and we do it immediately.
What to Do After a Long Beach Accident
- Get medical attention right away. Do not minimize your symptoms to first responders.
- Call police — Long Beach PD for city streets, California Highway Patrol for 710/405/605/22 freeway crashes.
- Document everything — vehicles, injuries, skid marks, weather, debris, any visible truck company logos and DOT numbers.
- Do not give a recorded statement to the trucking company’s insurer or its “rapid response” investigator. They are professionally trained to extract admissions against your interest.
- Call Mann & Elias. The faster we start, the more evidence we can preserve.
Deadlines That Apply to Long Beach Injury Claims
- Most personal injury cases: 2 years from the date of injury
- Claims against the City of Long Beach, LBUSD, or the Port of Long Beach: written notice within 6 months
- Commercial trucking cases: standard 2-year statute, but critical evidence (ELD data, driver logs, dispatch records) can be legally destroyed much sooner without a preservation letter
Frequently Asked Questions — Long Beach
I was hit by a big rig on the 710. What makes this different from a regular accident? Everything. Policy limits, regulatory oversight, evidence preservation, and the defense team’s speed of response are all dramatically different. We handle these cases the way they need to be handled from day one.
The trucking company called me within hours of the crash and offered a settlement. Should I take it? Almost never. Early settlement offers from trucking insurers are designed to close the case before you understand the full extent of your injuries or your damages. Call us first.
I slipped at a Long Beach hotel or convention venue. Can I sue? If the property owner knew (or should have known) about the hazardous condition and didn’t fix or warn about it, yes. Commercial properties typically carry substantial liability policies.
My loved one was killed in a Long Beach crash. What are our rights? California wrongful death law allows specific family members to seek compensation for their loss. These cases should be investigated immediately because evidence deteriorates fast.
How much does hiring you cost? Nothing upfront. Pure contingency. No fee unless we win.
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Disclaimer: Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Every case is unique and depends on its own facts. This page is attorney advertising and does not constitute legal advice.
