Category: Truck Accidents

October 15, 2011

Video tip 6 for truck accident lawyers This is the sixth tip from my series of 13 videos for truck accident lawyers on how to handle truck lawsuits. This video is from a past American Association for Justice truck accident attorney seminar. I’m discussing the importance of GPS black boxes (also called on-board hours of …

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May 27, 2011

Michigan Auto Law attorney wins $1.45 million on $175,000 Wayne County case evaluation award Congratulations our Michigan Auto Law attorney and his deserving client for last week’s $1.45 million truck accident trial verdict. The verdict was received on May 17 in Wayne County Circuit Court in Detroit. What makes the case interesting is how the …

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January 18, 2011

Truck accident attorney gets $3.5 million for man injured by two semi-trucks in Jackson County I’m happy to announce that Michigan Auto Law received the top-reported 2010 personal injury trial verdict for a truck accident in Michigan. This was based upon year-end compilations of all the jury verdicts as reported in the January 10 issue …

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December 23, 2010

Steve Gursten explains how friends from around the country helped in most recent trial, in Jackson County The Beatles wrote “With a little help from my friends.” It certainly applies to the help I received from many good friends getting ready for my last trial. Last Wednesday, a Jackson County jury returned a verdict of …

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November 10, 2010

Truck accident attorney cites dire community safety threat from dangerous trucks on Michigan’s roads Yesterday, there was another fatal truck accident caused by a flying tire falling off a truck. Several people have died or been seriously injured from similar tires flying off trucks in recent weeks. Also yesterday, I was interviewed by Roop Raj …

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November 9, 2010

Truck accident attorney says crashes caused by loose tires are almost always completely preventable Truck accident attorney Steve Gursten was interviewed by Roop Raj from Fox 2 Detroit WJBK News, after a tire flew off of an unmaintained truck, causing a fatal truck crash in metro Detroit. This wrongful death was the latest in a series …

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September 22, 2010

Our Michigan truck accident lawyers beat Liberty Mutual MIST defense at trial Yesterday, two of our Michigan Auto did a terrific job for a seriously injured client. A Macomb County jury returned a verdict just shy of a million dollars on a truck accident lawsuit that the auto insurance company for the defendant, Liberty Mutual, tactically …

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March 18, 2010

Rule of the Road No. 7 – How to poke holes in a dishonest truck driver’s story during the deposition Pre-trip inspection requirements are probably the most violated mandatory safety rule by the trucking industry today. Unfortunately, most lawyers who handle truck accident cases have no idea what those inspection requirements are. Most lawyers think …

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March 11, 2010

Rule of the Road No. 5 – How Black Box Data Can Prove Liability in Truck Crash Cases “Black boxes” have completely revolutionized the way trucking companies can monitor the activities of their truck drivers. They’ve also revolutionized the way truck accident lawyers litigate serious crash cases, as black boxes may likely help prove your …

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