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Trucking Accident Bodily Injury

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Should I Go to the ER After a Collision?

Collisions involving cars, trucks, and other vehicles cause extremely serious injuries on an almost constant basis in the Tallahassee area. What is scary to realize is that very often, those suffering from severe or even...more

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Liability in Fatal Trucking Accidents in California

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Accidents involving large commercial trucks often lead to complex legal processes. The most complicated aspect of a fatal truck accident is identifying the person or company responsible for it. Depending on the details of the...more

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Recent Trends in Truck Accident Litigation in Tallahassee: What You Should Know

Attorneys who handle significant numbers of truck accident cases in Tallahassee have noticed some new trends with regard to truck accident lawsuits. While an experienced attorney will be aware of the changing focus and new...more

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A Broker Nuclear Verdict Reversal! (And a Very Good Year [In the Courts] for Brokers)

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Suffice it to say that the past year has been a very good year for brokers; in the courts, that is! While there have been several very favorable preemption decisions across the country, the preemption doctrine is not...more

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Who Can You Sue for a Trucking Accident?

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Trucking accidents can have devastating consequences, often resulting in catastrophic injuries and significant property damage due to the sheer size and weight of the vehicles involved. If you or a loved one has been involved...more

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Understanding Statutes of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases in Florida

Personal injury cases in Florida span the range of injuries from car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, dog bites, trips and falls, and many others. Florida’s personal injury law sets out your legal rights if you have...more

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How Can a Truck Accident Lawyer Help?

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Our economy depends on commercial trucking. In 2021, there were 13.86 million trucks registered, and they traveled a total of 327.48 billion miles in that year alone. In 2022, large trucks transported 72.6% of the total...more

Marshall Dennehey

Federal District Court Finds that Mental Health Records Are Not Discoverable Under Ohio State Law

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Jenkins v. Samuels, No. 3:21-CV-229, 2022 WL 20475979 (S.D. Ohio Nov. 17, 2022) - While the plaintiff claimed that, following his motor vehicle accident with the defendants’ semi-trailer truck, he suffered from “head pain,...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How To Choose a Florida Truck Accident Attorney

A truck accident can have a devastating impact on the current state of your life as well as your future. Choosing the right lawyer to assist you can make the difference between you receiving the compensation you deserve and...more

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How to Protect Yourself and Your Rights After a Truck Accident in Florida

If you have been involved in a Florida truck accident, then your world has likely been turned upside down. It is understandable that you likely do not know what steps to take next. To make matters worse, you are likely to be...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Understanding the Role of Negligence in Truck Accidents in Florida

Being hit by a semi-truck can leave a victim seriously injured and unsure as to what they should do next. Understanding how the law applies to your situation can quickly become complicated. This is, in part, due to the fact...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Importance of Hiring an Experienced Truck Accident Lawyer in Florida

Most people do not know what to do next after they have been involved in a truck accident. This is understandable given the extreme nature of such cases. Wisely, most victims immediately contact an attorney. It must be...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Importance of Seeking Medical Attention After a Truck Accident in Florida

If you have been involved in a truck accident then you have likely suffered serious injuries. Even if your injuries are more minor, however, it is important that you seek immediate medical attention. Failing to do so can...more

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Trucking Accidents on the Rise

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Last week, a tragedy occurred in Southern Delaware involving Freightliner tractor-trailer and a minivan: just after 10:30 PM the Freightliner failed to stop at a posted stop sign on Atlanta Road (Route 30) and drove into the...more

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The Worst Truck Accidents in the U.S.

The vast majority of traffic accidents are minor, with smaller amounts of damages and less serious injuries. However, every once in a while, there is an accident that garners national attention because of its size and/or...more

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What Kinds of Evidence Do You Need in a Trucking Accident Case?

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Trucking accidents are a common occurrence on America's roads, causing serious injuries, property damage, and loss of life. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 4,965 people were killed and...more

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Another Favorable DTI Decision

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​​​​​​​Another favorable DTI decision has been made in Meadors v. D’Agostino, a case from the United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana (October 29, 2020). This case arose out of a car crash where the...more

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You have been hurt in a trucking accident. What’s next? Do you need a lawyer?

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Trucking accidents can be catastrophic events. These accidents involve heavy vehicles that are typically hauling even heavier cargo loads. Although any road accident has the potential to cause serious injury, when large...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Stay Safe Sharing the Road With Semi-Trucks in Winter Conditions

Driving in icy conditions is never ideal, but if you must make the trek during winter weather, you’re likely to share the roads with tractor-trailers. True snow days are few and far between for the semi-truck driver, who...more

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North Carolina Trucking Accident Law

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Tractor trailers and other large commercial vehicles travel the highways and our local roads daily to deliver consumer goods around the country. With so many trucks, including 18-wheelers, semis, flatbeds, dump trucks, and...more

Michigan Auto Law

Do pre-existing injuries affect auto accident lawsuits?

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All too often, defense lawyers insist at case evaluation hearings, depositions, arbitrations and in court that auto accident victims with pre-existing injuries should not recover any – or should recover less - pain and...more

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Shutting Down the Texas Roadhouse Verdict Party (in part); The Texas Legislature Takes Aim at Nuclear Verdicts

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As many are aware, the Nuclear Verdict phenomenon (a “nuclear verdict” is described as a verdict of $10 million or more) - by which plaintiffs’ personal injury counsel, propagating a sophisticated yet simultaneously...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

Trucking Company’s Post Accident Internal Preventability Determination Found Admissible at Trial

Trucking companies and their counsel have struggled to decide whether a carrier should conduct a preventability determination following an accident. Assessing how an accident happened and providing the truck driver with...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Rear End Truck Collisions

While all rear-end collisions present severe risks to the drivers and passengers who get rear-ended, collisions involving commercial trucks are particularly dangerous. These accidents regularly result in serious traumatic...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Head-On Truck Collisions

Facing a commercial truck head-on is a terrifying experience. Knowing that you are helpless to protect yourself and that the driver behind the wheel of the truck might not even know you are there can be traumatizing; and, in...more

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