Vehicle accidents may be minor or deadly, but one thing they all have in common is their ability to produce injuries among victims. They also usually share the common factor of one or more drivers being negligent and therefore responsible for the other party’s injuries. However, not all vehicle accidents are the same in terms … Read more
Most of us have been involved, at one time or another, in some type of vehicle collision. Thankfully, the vast majority of these encounters are unpleasant but minor. Tapping someone’s bumper in a parking lot may be irritating, especially if you have to deal with your own and the other driver’s insurance company, but it … Read more
The skyrocketing rise in jury awards for victims of large truck companies was a topic we wrote about just as the new year began. The reasons, as we noted, are numerous.
Just as we published the article, we heard the news of a stunning $70 million jury award for the family who was devastated when a big rig truck slammed into their SUV.
A stunning $42 million jury verdict will hopefully put increased pressure on the trucking industry to add side guards to their vehicles. The verdict was made on behalf of surviving family members of a young man whose vehicle was dragged more than half a mile after being caught underneath a large truck. His car eventually … Read more
Faulty or improperly maintained equipment are among the leading causes of accidents involving large trucks. The was the case when a defective tire on a cement truck caused an accident that resulted in the death of another motorist.
Following an ensuing personal injury/wrongful death lawsuit, a jury ordered Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. pay the victim’s family $33 million.
Few things are more terrifying than being involved in an accident with a multi-ton large truck. Statistics confirm that even though large trucks account for just about 4 percent of all road traffic, they are responsible for 12 percent of all fatal accidents. One of the deadliest of all large truck crashes, though, is a … Read more
The driver of a tanker truck triggered a nine-vehicle accident after his truck experienced brake failure. Nine people – one with serious injuries – were treated at local hospitals afterward. Further investigation discovered that the truck’s owner had been cited 16 times previously for “unsafe driving.” Even though they’re required to conduct regular maintenance on … Read more
A U.S. Air Force captain fortunate to be alive has reached a settlement worth $46 million with the employer of a utility truck driver who struck and dragged him for nearly 500 feet. The amount could have been for far more because a jury, which had already awarded the victim a judgment of $41.9 million, … Read more
Data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) tells us that for the last couple of years, about 420,000 crashes involving large trucks were reported annually by police. With more than 15 million large trucks each year transporting the majority of U.S. freight, it’s pretty easy to understand that accidents are likely. But what … Read more
A trucking company has agreed to pay a family $11 million after a loved one was killed by one of the company’s drivers, who was also high on drugs at the time of the incident.
In this issue, we’ll talk about what happened.