The Right-Turn Squeeze: Proving Liability When a Truck's Wide Swing Crushes a Cyclist
Right-turn squeeze crashes kill cyclists and motorcyclists at urban intersections every year. Off-tracking physics, mirror observation duti…
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Truck & Motorcycle
FMCSR, hours-of-service, lane-share law
Motorcycle Group Ride Crashes: Lead Rider Duty, Organizer Liability, and Formation Rules
When a motorcycle group ride produces a chain collision or single-rider crash, the liability analysis extends beyond the standard negligenc…
Intermodal Container Crashes: Mapping the Chassis, Container, and Carrier Defendants
Container-on-chassis crashes involve ocean carriers, chassis pool companies, drayage truckers, and port terminals — each with distinct duti…
Motorcycle Lane-Change Collision: Evidence, Conspicuity, and the Distracted Motorist Defense
When a motorist changes lanes into a motorcycle, they have a specific, well-documented duty to check mirrors and blind spots before moving.…
Underride Guard Defects and Fatality Litigation in Truck Cases
When a passenger vehicle slides under a commercial trailer in a rear collision, the federal underride guard standard is often what determin…
Owner-Operator Leases and the Statutory Employee Rule in Truck Cases
When an owner-operator is driving under a lease to a motor carrier, the federal statutory employee doctrine may make the carrier vicariousl…
Negligent Entrustment: The Trucking Claim the Defense Wants Severed
In admission-rule states, a carrier's stipulation to vicarious liability can gut your direct-negligence theories. Negligent entrustment oft…
The Bobtail and Non-Trucking-Use Coverage Gap in Leased-Carrier Crashes
When an owner-operator crashes without a trailer or between loads, the fight over whether he was in the carrier's business decides which po…
The Cargo-Securement Rules Behind the Load-Shift Truck Case
When freight breaks loose, the FMCSA securement rules already supply the standard. Here is how to run the working-load-limit math, sort shi…
The Post-Accident Test the Carrier Was Required to Run
When a motor carrier skips the drug and alcohol test the FMCSA mandates after a serious crash, that gap is evidence. Here is how to build t…
The Maintenance File Wins the Negligent-Maintenance Truck Case
FMCSA Part 396 forces carriers to keep a maintenance paper trail. That file, DVIRs, annual inspections, and vendor invoices, is where negli…
The Left-Turn Motorcycle Case and the Conspicuity Defense
The left-turn collision kills more riders than any other configuration, and it is the case defense counsel most enjoys. How to keep the dri…