Category Archives: Truck Accident
Florida Just Made it Harder to Sue Trucking Companies
Florida is among several states that recently passed legislation that would make it more difficult to sue trucking companies. These new rules come as the trucking industry has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of trucking accidents with commuters. Such accidents can often be fatal or cause life-altering injuries. Hence, why settlements and… Read More »
Cyclist Maimed By Garbage Truck Sues City
A cyclist who nearly died as a result of an accident with a Madeira Beach garbage truck has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging that their driver was negligent. The driver has been fired since the incident and was fined over $600 for failing to yield to the cyclist. The truck driver, however,… Read More »
Cyclist Files Lawsuit After Near-Death Experience With Garbage Truck
A tourist visiting a home her family owned near Tampa suffered multiple compound fractures, eight broken ribs, a traumatic brain injury, and a crushed pelvis after an incident with a garbage truck. The driver of the truck never saw her. While garbage truck accidents are rare, they do happen, and they can be confounded… Read More »
Trucker Charged After Crash Killed Three Teens
A Florida trucker is facing three counts of gross vehicular manslaughter after a crash that took the lives of three teens just days before Christmas. Sometimes it is best to let the criminal case against the driver play itself out before any civil jury trial of the personal injury lawsuit filed against the driver… Read More »
Insurance Company Files Suit to Avoid Wrongful Death Lawsuits
If you don’t know how insurance works, here’s a brief refresher. A policyholder purchases a policy from the insurance company, and the policy indemnifies the policyholder. In other words, the insurance company takes on liability from the policyholder to pay out the claim. That’s how it works for car accidents. It also works that… Read More »
Citing Coronavirus, Feds Allow More Drowsy Truckers on Area Highways
Truckers are essential to the supply chain. But when regulators relax safety rules in response to the pandemic, is your family safer? A limited safety exemption was already on the books. On March 18, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended the hours of service exemption to include truckers hauling fuel, groceries, medical supplies,… Read More »
Issues in Drowsy Driver Truck Crash Claims
Truck driver fatigue has long been an issue in this area. Recent evidence makes these claims easier to establish in court. There is a direct relationship between hours worked and possibility of fatigue. This finding makes it easier to establish liability for damages in these cases, especially in light of the enhanced truck driver… Read More »
Essential Evidence in Truck Crash Cases
Large semi-trucks carry hundreds of gallons of highly-flammable diesel fuel. And, these massive vehicles are difficult to control, because they weigh over 80,000 pounds. Additionally, due to the ongoing truck driver shortage, many of these commercial operators have little behind-the-wheel experience. This combination often leads to catastrophic injuries, like serious burns and wrongful death…. Read More »
What You Need To Know About Truck Accidents In Florida
The number of fatal tour bus and large truck crashes has increased 29 percent since 2009. Much of this increase may be due to fatigued driving. Many Tampa shipping companies pay their drivers by the load and not by the mile. So, these individuals must stay on the road as long as possible to… Read More »
Tractor-Trailer Passing Through Brevard County Catches Fire, Kills One, Injures Two
A 63-year-old driver, whose name was not released, lost control of his big rig after a tire tread separation. His hydrogen peroxide load caught fire; the flames engulfed multiple vehicles. After the tire failure, the truck careened out of control on southbound Interstate 95 near mile marker 162, eventually smashing into the center guardrails…. Read More »