Who is Liable if a Semi-Truck Parked on a Highway Shoulder Fails to Deploy Emergency Warning Triangles? The shoulder of an interstate highway is one of the most hazardous locations in transportation. At night or during low-vi…
Who is Liable if an Overloaded Logging Truck Drops Heavy Timber onto Trailing Vehicles? Commercial logging trucks transport tens of thousands of pounds of raw, debarked timber from remote forest harvest sites to processing sa…
Can You Sue a Motor Carrier for Violating the Federal Anti-Coercion Rule by Forcing a Driver into Extreme Weather? When severe winter storms, blizzards, black ice, or zero-visibility conditions blanket major freight corridors…
Who is at Fault When a Commercial "Double" Trailer Experiences the "Crack-the-Whip" Effect and Rolls Over? On interstates across the country, multi-trailer configurations—commonly known as "doubles,&qu…
Who is Liable When a Semi-Truck's Automatic Emergency Braking System Malfunctions and "Phantom Brakes" on the Highway? To decrease highway rear-end collisions, modern commercial truck fleets are increasingly equi…
Can You Sue if a Commercial Truck Driver Caused a Crash After Hiding Severe Sleep Apnea on Their Medical Exam? Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a silent epidemic within the commercial trucking industry. Studies have estimated…