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The trucking and insurance industry would be better served to examine the reasons that are driving large truck accident settlements and verdicts, and stop ignoring systemic safety rule violations I’ve picked quite a few juries in truck accident cases. Let’s just say that most of the jurors that I’ve encountered tend to have strong feelings …
Trucking company lawyers try to reclassify truckers who cause wrecks as independent contractors (after the fact). Know the factors that determine ‘employee’ status to stop trucking companies from misclassifying truckers to avoid liability for truck accidents There’s a new trend I’m seeing in my truck injury lawsuits. It involves trucking companies and their insurance defense …
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Here is a top safety tip that truckers and company safety managers need to know about when it comes to parking semi tractor-trailers on the shoulder of the highway As one company safety manager told me once, the #1 rule of thumb for truck drivers who are considering parking a truck on a highway shoulder: …
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Out-of-state wrongful death settles for $6.2 million just before trial Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law recently settled a truck accident wrongful death for $6.2 million. Steve has received the top-reported truck accident settlement in Michigan over many years, including the highest truck accident settlement of any Michigan lawyer. He’s also received the top-reported truck …
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Just how many truck drivers with dangerous medical conditions are causing wrecks? Last week, I was interviewed as a truck accident attorney expert on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. Scott, CBS and its producers wanted to dig deeper into the issue of how it’s possible that we have thousands of truckers with very …
FMSCA final rule will prevent truck accidents by manipulation of paper log books The FMSCA recently announced an important safety rule requiring all commercial trucks and buses to record their driving history electronically. This has been a major safety push for years. I can remember being president of the American Association for Justice Truck Accident …
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How the trucking industry is using innovative snow removal systems to clear falling ice and snow from big rigs The phrase “ice missile” has a unique meaning to Michigan drivers. And as a truck accident attorney in this state, there are simply some types of accidents that are unique to Michigan winters that attorneys in …
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Josh received a $170,000 settlement, including significant penalty interest and attorney fees for his Detroit client, on a $30,000 offer from Farmers Insurance First, let’s be honest. While insurance companies are improperly terminating hundreds, maybe even thousands of people from No Fault insurance benefits, the reality is that today there are only a small handful …
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently proposed a new safety rule requiring single unit commercial trucks to now have rear underride guard protection. It’s an important rule that requires American trucks to have the same safety technology that trucks have had in Europe and Asia for years. And it’s going to save many …
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