Automotive and Trucking Accidents in the U.S. with Foreign Defendants: What Insurers Need to Know
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How Auto Defects Can Cause Passenger Injury
Understanding Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance in NY
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Catastrophic Impairment: What it means and why it's important to you if you've been hurt in a car accident
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
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
Senate Bill 426 would bar a plaintiff injured by a motor carrier from suing the motor carrier’s insurer directly unless (1) the plaintiff cannot serve the driver or trucking company or (2) the trucking company defendant is...more
“Hey little girl, I need to borrow your…hoverboard???” When Marty McFly borrowed a hoverboard in future 2015 to flee from his arch-nemesis, Biff Tannen, in Back to the Future 2, for audiences in 1989 theaters, this was...more
Trucking accidents can have a devastating impact on the victim’s life. This is, in part, due to the fact that passenger cars are no match for an oncoming semi. While such accidents often result in greater injuries than a...more
Pemberton v. Montoya, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02674, 2023 WL 3486551 (2d Dept May 17, 2023) - In a highly regular procedural development, the defendant in a vehicular accident failed to timely answer, and the plaintiff moved for a...more
This matter involved an otherwise standard motor-vehicle action but with an alleged hit-and-run driver. The plaintiff, using a trailer license plate number, claimed the involved tractor-trailer belonged to the defendant,...more
Over the past decade, the number of motor vehicle lawsuits in Texas has increased significantly, including those involving commercial vehicles and employers, while the number of actual collisions involving a fatality, severe...more
Attorneys Mike Forte and Vince Saccomando discuss defense strategies for automotive and trucking accidents in the U.S. with both foreign and U.S. defendants. They outline what insurers should know in handling these claims...more
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
In this week's Thursday Tip, attorney Paula Solano discusses the use of ECMs in Third-Party vehicle claims. #ButlerLegal #Law #VehicleAccidents #BlackBox ...more
As a result of "stay at home" orders and other social distancing guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19, fewer North Carolinians are driving. In fact, recent news stories report that some car insurance companies...more
PREVENTING FLORIDA TRUCK ACCIDENTS - While we can never prevent all truck crashes, many deaths and serious injuries can be avoided if truck drivers and drivers of other motor vehicles all do their part. Here are some...more
One controversial rule proposal that many expect will not become final under the new Trump Administration is the Speed Limiter rule proposed by two agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Highway...more
The effect of AV technology on the commercial trucking sector will be profound. If Chauffeur were an ordinary truck driver, instead of a collection of lines of code, it would soon be eligible for membership in the coveted...more
In Hughes v. Kia Motors Corp., No. 13-10922, the Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed the district court’s exclusion of the plaintiff’s expert witness in a motor vehicle product liability case. Allene Hughes, the plaintiff’s...more
What if a truck drivers' union tried to set standards for when juries could conclude that a driver was negligent in causing a motor vehicle wreck? Or what if a trucking company could defend its driver falling asleep at the...more
One author's view on how to determine the answer that may surprise you....more
Complaints filed in state court routinely allege only damages “in excess of $10,000.” If you’re a defendant considering removal to federal court based on diversity, such an allegation doesn’t meet the $75,000 amount in...more