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You or a loved one is hurt in a trucking wreck. You go to a lawyer. The lawyer determines that the truck driver was at fault, and because the trucker was working for a company at the time, the trucking company is liable. End of story, right? WRONG! A lot... -
Kudos to public safety officials in Massachusetts for their hard work in reducing trucking accidents. Three of the biggest safety hazards presented by the trucking industry are (1) too heavy of loads --- which makes it more difficult to safely control the trucks; (2) improperly maintained vehicles; and (3) truckers...
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I often tell our clients that one of the purposes of the civil justice system is to help hold wrongdoers accountable (thus the name of our book). And many times, the civil justice system is the only way to hold wrongdoers accountable. But sometimes the criminal justice system does its...