Any accident with a large truck or 18-wheeler has the potential to result in long-term and even permanent harm; from medical bills and lost wages to pain and suffering and disability, it’s important to explore every option for recovery following a semi truck accident. While it is generally recommended to contact a truck accident attorney as soon as possible following a collision with a tractor-trailer, it is possible to do so at any time during...
Industrial work environments may present certain hazards that are not present in other workplaces; however, this does not mean that industrial environments are inherently more dangerous. Strict safety protocol and industry-specific regulations exist to ensure that industrial workers remain safe on the job; that said, when these regulations are not closely followed, serious accidents can occur.
Employers have a strict duty of care to the...
Aviation or aircraft accidents are luckily not extremely common; according to To70—a well-known aviation consulting firm—out of 8 fatal accidents in 2019, 257 people died worldwide. In this same year, fatal commercial airplane accidents were reported to have fallen to just 1 out of every 5.58 million flights. However, even though these accidents are not extremely common, they do continue to occur and cannot be ignored. In most cases, aviation...
There are strict safety protocols and regulations in place designed to protect construction workers from on-the-job injuries. That said, while some injuries may occur on the job, whenever an injury arises directly or indirectly from a safety violation, the employer may be considered liable in a workplace injury lawsuit, even in addition to a
While any lawyer can go to trial, some lawyers have more experience than others in this area. In fact, trial lawyers often pursue additional training in client advocacy and may be more likely to take a case to court rather than settling out of it. Although a trial lawyer can certainly negotiate for a fair settlement outside of court as well, one of their greatest strengths is that they are not afraid to take a case to trial if the opposing party...
Truck driving can be a grueling profession with many challenges; while most truck drivers are well-trained and highly skilled individuals, when a truck driver fails to prioritize safety, the results can be disastrous. While there are many possible causes for a truck accident, some mistakes made by truck drivers are considered more dangerous than others.
Three of the most dangerous mistakes a truck driver can make include:
Violating hours of...
Following any motor vehicle accident, one of the first places an injured party looks for recovery is with theirs or the other party’s insurance provider. However, whenever you find yourself dealing with an insurance company, it’s important to keep in mind how those companies operate; for example, their entire business model revolves around accepting monthly payments from policyholders and holding on to as much of that money as possible to...
Bars, restaurants, liquor stores, and other businesses that serve alcohol are responsible for making sure that visitors to their establishments are not served alcoholic beverages to the point of intoxication. If a drunk driving accident occurs as a result of an intoxicated driver imbibing too much at an alcohol-serving business, that establishment may also be liable for the resulting damages; this rule is referred to as dram shop liability.
Dram...