Poynter & Bucheri, LLC

Poynter & Bucheri, LLC Poynter & Bucheri is a law firm dedicated to helping injured people.

We will help you deal with the consequences of an accidental injury by taking forceful and targeted legal action.

Traffic crawls where 465 narrows to one lane past the orange barrels, brake lights stacking up, and a semi's trying to s...
08/28/2026

Traffic crawls where 465 narrows to one lane past the orange barrels, brake lights stacking up, and a semi's trying to squeeze into a gap that isn't there. That's the scene on 465, 70, and 65 most summer afternoons, and it's exactly where rear-end and lane-change wrecks with trucks start. Same three highways, each summer.

If you end up in a work zone crash, get more than photos of the damage. Note the lane setup, the signage, where the cones sat, and any posted work zone speed limit. Those details often line up against Indiana's traffic control standards, and gaps between them can be evidence of negligence by whoever built or maintained the zone.

Indiana cuts what you recover by your percentage of fault, but only shuts you out completely if you're found more than half responsible.

The earlier in the case, the more options you have. Call us: (317) 406-7443.

Somebody has to call the funeral home. Somebody has to figure out who owned the truck. Those two calls often land the sa...
08/22/2026

Somebody has to call the funeral home. Somebody has to figure out who owned the truck. Those two calls often land the same week, and the second one gets pushed off longest.

In Indiana, a wrongful death claim from a fatal semi crash is typically brought by the estate's personal representative, or by a parent if the victim was a child. The driver's name on the crash report is just the start. The motor carrier that dispatched the run, and sometimes a shipper who loaded the trailer, can carry liability of their own.

None of that holds still. Carriers keep electronic logs for about six months and maintenance records for about a year, but dashcam and telematics data often gets overwritten within days to weeks unless someone asks in writing to hold it. The duty to preserve exists once litigation is foreseeable, letter or not. The letter just proves the carrier was told.

Call us: (317) 406-7443.

Most people who call us late aren't late on the law. They're late on the paperwork.Indiana generally gives you two years...
08/18/2026

Most people who call us late aren't late on the law. They're late on the paperwork.

Indiana generally gives you two years, from the crash for an injury claim, from the date of death for a wrongful death claim, with narrow exceptions that can move it. That number stays put while everything behind it thins out. Video is the first to go, sometimes within days. Log data and its backup documents live about six months. Maintenance files, roughly a year. Nobody deletes anything out of spite; retention schedules just run on their own.

So a call at month eight isn't hopeless, it's a triage problem. Waiting costs you options, not your case.

If your crash was months back and you're unsure what's left, call (317) 406-7443.

We'll inventory what survived before we talk about anything else.

Your phone rings from an unfamiliar number; a voice says, 'we just want your side of the story.' That's usually the truc...
08/15/2026

Your phone rings from an unfamiliar number; a voice says, 'we just want your side of the story.' That's usually the trucking company's insurance adjuster calling before you've had time to think.

In Indiana, you typically aren't required to give a recorded statement to the at-fault trucking company's insurer; your own insurer's cooperation clause may still require one. Adjusters use early calls to lock in a version of events before injuries appear, then point to your words if treatment lasts longer than expected.

A five-minute call can shape the record of your claim.

Save our number before you call that adjuster back: (317) 406-7443.

The DOT number stenciled on the door. The trailer number by the placard. Two plates, often two different carriers.If it'...
08/10/2026

The DOT number stenciled on the door. The trailer number by the placard. Two plates, often two different carriers.

If it's safe to do after a crash, get all of that on your phone before the truck pulls away. A tractor can be repaired and back on the road fast. A trailer can be uncoupled and routed somewhere else entirely, carrying a different load. The company that owns the trailer isn't always the one that owns the truck, and neither may be who loaded it.

Once that rig is back on the highway, tying it to your crash gets harder. The numbers on the door and the placard on the cab are often the fastest way to identify the right carrier and insurer, but only while the truck is still in front of you.

If you want a second set of eyes on those scene photos, call us: (317) 406-7443.

Imagine this: you slip on a puddle in an Indianapolis grocery aisle. The manager shrugs and says, "We didn't know it was...
07/27/2026

Imagine this: you slip on a puddle in an Indianapolis grocery aisle. The manager shrugs and says, "We didn't know it was there." Case closed, right? Not so fast.

Indiana law recognizes something called constructive notice. That means a property owner can be held responsible for a hazard they should have discovered through reasonable inspections, even if no one technically reported it. The key question courts ask: how long was that puddle, spilled produce, or torn mat sitting there before you fell? The longer it existed, the stronger your argument that the owner failed in their duty to keep the premises safe.

That's why evidence matters so much, and why it has to be gathered fast.

If you were hurt in a slip and fall in Indianapolis, call Poynter & Bucheri at (317) 406-7443 for a free case review and a straight answer about where your claim stands.

Three questions injury victims rarely ask after an Indianapolis truck wreck, but absolutely should:1) Who else besides t...
07/23/2026

Three questions injury victims rarely ask after an Indianapolis truck wreck, but absolutely should:

1) Who else besides the driver could owe me money?
A tractor-trailer collision is rarely a one-person event.

2) What proof actually wins these cases?
Data does. Roadside inspections have flagged brake violations in roughly 4 of every 10 wrecked trucks studied, and rigs with out-of-service defects face triple the crash risk.

3) How long do I really have?
Indiana gives you two years to file under IC § 34-11-2-4, and the modified comparative fault statute shuts the door completely once a jury assigns you 51% of the blame. Every week of delay invites both clocks to work against you.

Hurt by a semi in Indianapolis? Reach Poynter & Bucheri at (317) 406-7443 for a free case review.

A loaded tractor-trailer needs roughly the length of a football field to stop from highway speed. Your sedan needs about...
07/19/2026

A loaded tractor-trailer needs roughly the length of a football field to stop from highway speed. Your sedan needs about a third of that. When the math fails on I-70, I-65, or the north split, the human cost is rarely subtle, and neither is the legal terrain that follows.

The "trucking company" isn't always one company. The tractor might be leased from one entity, the trailer owned by another, the load brokered through a third, and the driver employed by a staffing outfit. Each layer has its own insurance tower and can be targeted under a different theory: negligent entrustment for the lessor, negligent hiring for the broker, negligent supervision for the carrier.

And Indiana's two-year deadline under IC § 34-11-2-4 runs from the crash, period.

Hit by a commercial rig in Indianapolis? Poynter & Bucheri at (317) 406-7443 offers a free consultation. 🚛

Imagine this: a semi rear-ends your car on I-465 during the morning commute. You assume the driver's insurance will cove...
07/16/2026

Imagine this: a semi rear-ends your car on I-465 during the morning commute. You assume the driver's insurance will cover everything. But in a commercial truck crash, the driver is often just one piece of the puzzle.

Responsibility can extend to the trucking company (for negligent hiring, training, or unsafe scheduling), the cargo loader who improperly secured freight, a maintenance provider who skipped brake repairs, or even a parts manufacturer if a defective component failed. Each one carries its own insurance policy and its own duties under Indiana and federal law. That matters because a driver's personal policy may be modest, while a carrier's commercial coverage can be substantial.

Want a clear-eyed look at who may be liable in your case? Call Poynter & Bucheri at (317) 406-7443 for a free case review.

Ever wonder why a truck crash settlement takes 18 months when a car wreck wraps in 90 days? One afternoon in a commercia...
07/09/2026

Ever wonder why a truck crash settlement takes 18 months when a car wreck wraps in 90 days? One afternoon in a commercial vehicle case makes it clear.

2:14 p.m. A tanker drifts across US-31 and clips a Subaru. By 2:47, the carrier's rapid response team is rolling from Lebanon. They'll photograph skid marks before the tow truck arrives.

4:30 p.m. The driver's qualification file in Kentucky shows a medical certificate that expired six weeks ago. Nobody at dispatch flagged it. That sheet of paper, governed by 49 CFR § 391.45, just opened a negligent retention claim.

Next morning. The tractor's ECM holds engine data from the seconds before impact: throttle, brake, road speed. That module gets pulled and analyzed, or wiped when the tractor returns to service. A spoliation letter within 48 hours is often the difference.

Injured by a commercial truck around Indianapolis? Poynter & Bucheri, (317) 406-7443, free consultation. 🚛

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