Atlanta Injury Law Blog

As a trucking accident lawyer in Atlanta, I have been following developments in rule changes on truck driver hours of service for several years. There has been quite a history of the administration proposing longer driving hours, with trucking industry backing, only to have the rules struck down by courts as arbitrary, capricious, etc.  However, the…

As a trucking accident trial attorney in Atlanta, I find myself speaking at continuing legal education seminars around the country pretty often. This year I’ve spoken on various aspects of trucking litigation at CLE programs in Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans, and have been asked to speak at upcoming seminars in California and Pennsylvania.…

Last Friday, I was one of the speakers at the American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group seminar in Chicago.  It reminded me of my father’s advice to surround myself with people smarter than myself. The collection of new ideas for effective investigation, discovery, preparation and trial in truck crash cases was well worth the…

As a trucking trial attorney, I see it all too often.  And now again.  Early yesterday morning a tractor trailer loaded with sand ran a stop sign in south central Florida, striking a van on the right side. and killing six men.  According to an Associated Press report by Christine Armario, investigators were still trying…

A Florida truck driver admitted that he was on his cell phone yesterday when he slammed into a school bus, killing a 13-year-old student. According to a report by Austin Miller of the Ocala Star-Banner, the school bus, which had stopped to let children off , had its warning lights on and stop signs out.…

A Florida truck driver admitted that he was on his cell phone yesterday when he slammed into a school bus, killing a 13-year-old student. According to reports, the school bus, which had stopped to let children off , had its warning lights on and stop signs out. The truck failed to stop for it and…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported  the following statistics on school transportation accidents between 1996 and 2006. * 1,536 people  died in school transportation-related crashes. Compare that with 41,059 traffic fatalities in the United States in 2007 alone. * An average of 40 people per year died in school bus accidents. * 72 percent of…

Truck driving is a hard, dangerous job that many people find less desirable than jobs such as  construction work  that enable  them to be home with their families every night.  Two  years ago, when economic conditions were better, I wrote about  how the truck driver shortage led trucking companies to offer better benefits and recruit…

Over the road truck driving is a tough job that a lot of folks find less desirable than construction jobs and other work that allows them to be home every night. A couple of years ago, when the economy was better, I wrote about the shortage of truck drivers that led trucking companies to improve…

Here’s a roundup of recent news stories about truck accident jury verdicts around the United States: – $87 million in Dallas, Texas, for a man paralyzed in a wreck in a U-Haul truck had faulty emergency break and worn down gears. – $36.3 million ($23.1 million compensatory damages, $13.5 million in punitive damages) in Phoenix,…