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Identifying the Parties at Fault in a Truck Accident Case

June 21, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

Learning how an accident occurred and who caused the wreck is the first step in deciding who to include in a personal injury lawsuit. This is a complicated process that requires an experienced attorney where a truck accident is concerned. The companies and firms involved in the transport of goods via 18-wheeler can be numerous, and often, more than one party may have been negligent in causing or contributing to an 18-wheeler accident. Potentially liable parties can include: Truck Drivers:  We have handled cases in which drivers have operated 18 wheeler trucks for long hours and were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Commercial Vehicle, crash, Denton, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Hazard, Injury, Manufacturers, Personal Injury, Semi-Truck, Texas, Tractor Trailer, Truck, Truck Drivers

Common Causes for Truck Accidents

April 20, 2018 By Staff - p.s. Leave a Comment

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Trucks, trailers, and tankers are some of the most massive objects on the roads of America. They are extremely heavy, which means that they can be difficult to maneuver, and they can do tremendous damage to objects and people simply by coming in contact with them. This is why driving a truck is so thoroughly regulated and commercial truck drivers are required to have so much specialized training. Nevertheless, despite the best efforts of truck drivers, government officials, traffic engineers and the public-at-large, truck accidents still occur. Here are some of the most common causes of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Automotive, Truck Accidents Tagged With: Semi-Truck

1/5 of Commercial Vehicles were Found Unsafe

May 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

The Texas Department of Public Safety reports that one-fifth of commercial vehicles they inspected in in 2011 were unsafe: "Since the first of the year, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement personnel and specially-trained Highway Patrol troopers have inspected 331,505 commercial vehicles. As a result of these inspections, DPS removed 66,189 unsafe commercial vehicles and 12,301 unsafe commercial vehicle drivers from Texas roads for a variety of safety violations. “Commercial vehicles are responsible for approximately 15 percent of the fatalities in Texas crashes,” said McCraw. “Most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Automotive, Truck Accidents Tagged With: 18-wheeler, Accident, Attorney, Commercial Vehicle, crash, Denton, DPS, Personal Injury, Semi, Semi-Truck, Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety, Truck, TXDPS, Wreck

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Articles of Interest

Honda Worldwide Recall of Sedans, Minivans, SUVs

By Deepa Seetharaman and Bernie Woodall of Reuters. Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to recall nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles: small SUVs, cars and minivans worldwide. This includes the popular Accord sedan. … [Read More…]

Hip Implant Complaints Increase, While Dangers Are Reviewed

By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS of the New York Times Published: August 22, 2011 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting … [Read More…]

Tragedy Brought on by Tainted Fruit

By Moni Basu, CNN William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto … [Read More…]

No Better Care, Thanks to Tort Reform

Published in The Texas Tribune by guest columnist, Charles M. Silver In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came … [Read More…]

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