From No-Fault to Unlimited Right to Sue: A Client’s Primer New Jersey is one of 16 states that has no-fault insurance in the event of an accident. Each driver’s personal injury protection, or PIP, will cover losses from medical bills, lost wages, or both. However, there are certain situations where such insurance does not apply….
Changing Regulations Could Lead to More Truck Accidents Safety advocates who understand trucking law are worried about likely regulatory changes that could make the roads more dangerous for everyone. In 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that trucking accident deaths were at the highest point they had been at in 29 years. Since…
Truck Driver Fatigue and Liability Distribution According to a study conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, approximately 13% of the drivers of commercial vehicles were found to be fatigued during the time when an accident occurred. Another study showed that the first hour a driver begins to operate has the highest…
Truck Accidents: Major Causes and Contributing Factors Major causes of accidents involving commercial trucks have been well-documented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA. The process of determining these causes involved hundreds of hours of data analysis on truck accidents, road conditions, driver fatigue and other contributing factors. One of the top causes…
Fatal Collisions Involving Commercial Trucks and the Law The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration keeps statistics on collisions involving commercial trucks, and the fatality rates tend to be higher than in accidents involving any other kind of vehicle, which makes sense considering the size and weight of these 18-wheel rigs. When an accident does happen,…
Commercial Truck Accidents and Distribution of Liability Claims The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that around 10% of all highway accidents involve a large commercial truck. Although these types of crashes represent a small percentage of the total number of accidents occurring every year, they tend to cause more damage to other vehicles and…
How to Proceed After Being Injured in a Truck Accident In 2017, 450,000 truck accidents occurred on the roads in the United States with 4,237 of the accidents resulting in a death and 344,000 causing injuries. Studies have determined that most of these fatal collisions between trucks and other vehicles occur on highways, in rural…
Why Truck Accident Lawsuits Require Experienced Legal Representation There are roughly 15.5 million trucks driving on the roads and highways in the United States, so it isn’t unusual when a private vehicle collides with one of them. These collisions result in 41,000 to 45,000 fatalities every year. The victims with the most serious injuries tend…
Know Trucking Law and Your Rights After an Accident Trucking law is not for the faint of heart. There are dozens of regulations and lots of “fine print” that pertains to truckers. To understand it thoroughly, should something happen to you, you’ll likely need an attorney with the right practice focus on your side. New…
