DTN Airbag Inflator Recall, Broker Liability, and the 2026 Auto PI Docket
NHTSA's April 2026 compelled DTN airbag inflator recall, the first forced recall in two decades, has been linked to 11 U.S. deaths across 1…
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Auto Accidents
Liability, UM/UIM, MIST defense trends
Delivery Driver Crashes: Platform Liability and the Coverage Framework
Amazon Flex, DoorDash, and Instacart crashes follow a multi-period coverage model that differs sharply from rideshare law. Here is what pla…
Teen Driver Crashes: Negligent Entrustment, Family Purpose Doctrine, and Parental Liability
A teenager's fault is usually easy to prove. Reaching the parents and their policy limits requires understanding negligent entrustment, the…
Drug-Impaired Driving Crashes: DUID, Cannabis Impairment, and the Liability Case
Driving under the influence of drugs produces serious crashes, but the evidentiary framework is fundamentally different from alcohol-impair…
Freight Broker Negligent Hiring After Lipe: $604M Verdict and the Montgomery Effect
A Dallas jury returned a $604 million verdict in Lipe v. Lupus Superior LLC on July 24, 2026, assigning 23 percent fault to freight broker…
Diminished Value and Total Loss Disputes: Recovering Every Dollar of Auto Property Damage
Most PI clients focus on their bodily injury claim and accept whatever the insurer says about the car. Diminished value and total loss ACV…
Construction Zone Crash Litigation: Mapping Every Liable Defendant
Work-zone crashes expose a defendant field that most auto practitioners never fully explore. Here is how to identify every liable party, pr…
Teen Driver Crashes: Graduated Licensing Violations, Parental Liability, and the Evidence You Need
When a teen driver violates a graduated license restriction, that statutory violation becomes the negligence-per-se anchor. Here is how to…
The Graves Amendment and the Rental Car Liability Gap
The Graves Amendment preempts state vicarious liability laws that would hold rental companies liable solely as vehicle owners. This piece e…
Signal Timing Evidence and Intersection Liability in Auto Cases
When an intersection crash turns on who had the light, signal timing data can either confirm or dramatically reframe the liability picture.…
Getting Dashcam Footage Into Evidence in Auto Cases
Dashboard camera footage can be the most powerful evidence in an auto case, but only if you lay the right foundation at trial. Practitioner…
NHTSA August Recalls and FMCSA SMS Rebuild: PI Exposure Map for Auto Counsel
The August 3, 2026 NHTSA recall batch covers 599,000-plus vehicles, led by a Ford Explorer seat-entrapment campaign with 133 field reports…