As any top personal injury lawyer knows, filing a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit in a more plaintiff-friendly venue, such as Cook County, Illinois, as opposed to a more conservative venue, can affect the value of the case significantly. Therefore, lawyers must carefully consider the venue (or location where a case is filed) before… Read More
Proposed Bill To Require Electronic On-Board Recorders on All Trucks
As all top personal injury lawyers handling truck accident cases know, and as has been commented on in various other blog entries here, a deep understanding of the federal regulations governing interstate trucking is critical to any truck accident case. A new bill in Congress attempts to address driver fatigue, which is a common cause… Read More
Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials
As noted in previous posts, truck accidents often result in catastrophic personal injuries, due to the size and weight of trucks and tractor-trailers. Individuals rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, or sideswiped by an over-the-road truck driver often sustain serious and permanent injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis and wrongful death. Accidents involving trucks… Read More
Tractor-Trailer Truck Accidents – An Experienced Lawyer Helps Determine Causation
As with all motor vehicle accidents, there various causes of truck accidents — some purely accidental, some caused by carelessness or recklessness. Some of the less innocuous causes of truck accidents, which may form the basis for a personal injury negligence action, include driver fatigue, overloaded trucks, improper truck maintenance (by the tuck driver, trucking… Read More