Two passengers who sat in the back seat of a Crown Victoria had three strikes against them. In the first place, they were in a vehicle that had not been properly maintained, and thus suffered mechanical problems. In the second place, the driver who had been operating the vehicle was…
Defendants in a trucking accident lawsuit that left a mother-of-four with traumatic brain injuries, unable to walk and relegated to a nursing home, are now fighting against their own lawyers after jurors awarded plaintiff a record $35 million in damages for her injuries. The facts giving rise to this case…
For the purported negligence of a fatigued Wal-Mart truck driver, the retail company has agreed to pay $10 million to the family of a man killed when its driver collided with a luxury van in which decedent was riding. The payout to the family of Comedian James McNair will be…
A horrific, fatal trucking accident in Palm Beach County was preceded by extremely foggy, dark conditions on U.S. 27. But that only compounded the bigger problem which was that, for reasons unknown, the trailer became unhooked from the truck in the middle of the highway. That was around 6 a.m.…
Insurance companies can create numerous roadblocks to a personal injury trial. In the recent trucking accident case of ACUITY v. Johnson, proceedings were prolonged while the insurer disputed its responsibility to cover damages resulting from an accident involving it’s small-scale trucking company client. The insurer did ultimately end up paying…
This month, an increase in holiday-related travel and freight delivers will increase the risk of a truck accident. The highways are full of harried drivers who don’t have their attention on the road. Truckers are no different, especially given may of them work on tight deadlines and especially this time…
In an increasing number of crash-related injury lawsuits, both plaintiffs and defendants are seeking cell phone records from the other side. The interest is not so much with the content (although in some situations, that is relevant). Rather, the greater relevance is the determination of whether an individual was using…
While driving on an overpass on S.R. 46 in Brevard County recently, a trucker fell asleep. That’s what police suspect was the cause of a crash that occurred around 2:30 a.m. in a highway construction zone. Incredibly, no one was injured, but several barriers were destroyed, some 75 gallons of…
One sunny summer morning four years ago, a college professor was heading from a family reunion in Ohio back to her home in Maryland with two teenage sons. Her husband, not feeling well, stayed behind. As she approached a construction zone, she braked. However, the massive rig behind her did…
Prior to implementation of the federal “Graves Amendment” in 2004, Florida was one of 17 states that had full or limited vicarious liability for vehicle owners in crash cases. Our Cape Coral car accident lawyers know this included all vehicle owners, including companies that routinely leased vehicle to the public…