Last Updated on April 2, 2025 by Nala Thorpe
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 20 years, you presumably know about Amazon. It’s the company owned by Jeff Bezos, a billionaire. Amazon delivers millions of packages every year all over the United States.
You’ll probably see Amazon delivery trucks in your area dropping off packages all throughout the day. What can you do, though, if one runs into your vehicle or hits you while you’re riding a bike or jogging?
You do have options following an Amazon delivery vehicle accident, but you’ll need to act quicky to make sure you can pursue justice. Like all other car accidents, if you decide to sue following an Amazon truck accident, that falls into the personal injury legal niche.
Who Can You Sue Following an Amazon Delivery Truck Accident?
Let’s say you’re driving your car down the street one day. An Amazon delivery truck hits you. You’re disoriented. The driver stops, and you exchange insurance information.
In the aftermath, you will need to determine whether you should sue anyone following the accident. Even if you decide that is your best option, though, who can you sue?
That is not always the easiest question to answer. You will probably need to go and talk to a personal injury attorney to get an idea of the best path forward.
The Details of the Accident Matter
First, you should know that if you’re in a no-fault car accident state, then you might not feel that it’s worth it to sue anyone after a collision with an Amazon delivery truck like the one we’re describing. In no-fault car accident states, you will presumably have PIP insurance.
This means personal injury protection insurance. In no-fault states, you must usually carry a minimum amount of this kind of insurance if you want to drive legally.
If you have a policy in place that’s worth $50K, and an Amazon delivery truck hits you, then you probably don’t have to sue. You’ll just file a claim with your insurance company instead. It doesn’t matter if you caused the crash or if the truck driver did.
Your policy should pay you enough money to cover any medical bills and the repairs to your vehicle. It should also cover your lost wages if you have to miss work for a while to recover.
However, if you’re in an at-fault state, that means the at-fault driver’s insurance should pay for the economic damages. That applies with Amazon and its drivers, just like it would for non-commercial vehicles.
There’s one other time you would have to sue following an Amazon delivery truck accident. Maybe you’re in a no-fault state, but the damage exceeds the $50K that your PIP insurance policy covers. In such an instance, you will likely need to file a personal injury lawsuit to get the rest of the money you feel you’re due.
You Will Need to Hire the Right Lawyer
It’s highly probable that you will want to hire a personal injury attorney if you feel like you might sue following an Amazon delivery truck accident. Ideally, you will want someone who knows all about these kinds of cases.
You can ask the lawyer you speak to whether they’ve ever handled a case like this before. If they have, then you should feel a lot more comfortable about hiring them and moving forward.
You can ask them who they think you should sue. It’s not always the easiest question to answer, but often, when you tell the attorney the details surrounding the crash, then the answer should become clear.
Did the Driver Violate Any Traffic Laws?
In the lawyer’s office, you might call to mind the details of the accident. Did you notice that the delivery driver exceeded the speed limit by quite a bit when they hit your car? Did they run through a stop sign and hit you?
If you can point to the driver obviously breaking a traffic law, then you can probably sue the driver rather than Amazon. However, maybe the truck hit you because the driver suddenly lost control. They might claim that happened because of a mechanical failure with the truck.
If so, then you might sue Amazon instead. You can probably hold them legally liable if there’s a mechanical failure, since they and not the driver should maintain the vehicle and keep it running smoothly.
If you’re not sure who to sue, then you must look to your lawyer for advice. That’s part of why you’re hiring them.
They can explain who they think you should sue, and they can explain their reasoning. If what they’re saying seems to make sense, then you can move forward with the lawsuit.
How Much Can You Hope to Collect Following Such an Accident?
You can also speak to your lawyer about how much you might hope to collect from your lawsuit. Maybe they can’t tell you a precise dollar amount, but they can probably at least ballpark it for you.
They will probably look at precedent when trying to determine who much money you should ask for in your lawsuit. They might study some prior cases that look like yours and see how much similar plaintiffs got.
If you’re suing Amazon and not the driver, then you might ask for more in your lawsuit for that reason. Amazon has untold resources at its disposal. You could ask for a million dollars, and Jeff Bezos would never notice its absence.
Keep in mind, though, that Amazon also has unlimited legal resources because of its deep pockets. If you ask for some amount that the company deems absurd, they might try to demolish you in court.
Once you and your lawyer figure out who you will sue and how much you’ll try to get, then you can file the lawsuit and get to work. Maybe the entity you’re suing will offer a settlement amount, or maybe they won’t, and you will have to appear in court instead.
