Catastrophic injuries—like spinal cord injuries—have serious, long-term effects on the victim. They often also put enormous stress on the victim’s family due to the change in circumstances, new needs of the victim, and astronomical medical bills. Indeed, the costs associated with spinal cord injuries are…
Have you ever wondered what makes an accident between a car (or, heaven forbid, a motorcycle) and a commercial trucking vehicle so horrendous? Mass. The sheer size and weight of 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, and semis that are frequently loaded down with large quantities of products or…
Trucking is a big business. According to the U.S Department of Transportation (“DOT”), trucking accounts for 70% of the total tonnage and 71% of the value of all goods shipped in this country, and many truckers travel at least 600 miles to get to their…
It’s not hard to sympathize with commercial truck drivers when you consider how difficult their working conditions are: long, lonely hours on the road away from their families for days at a time, sitting in cramped conditions, dealing with the stress of traffic all day…
We often take our safety on the road for granted. But if you happen to see the aftermath of an accident involving a big commercial trucking vehicle and a passenger car, or know someone who has been in such an accident, the fact that many…
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, more commonly known as the Jones Act, is the foundational federal law that governs the maritime industry in the United States. While lots of laws can be complicated and confusing, admiralty law or maritime law is in a class…
If you have been injured due to the carelessness of someone else, you may want to bring a personal injury action to recover for your medical expenses and any property damage you may have suffered. If that’s your situation, you will want to understand the…
“You need an attorney.” Those words can strike fear into the hearts of many people. That’s because most people think they can’t afford to hire an attorney when they need one. But that’s not always true. For many cases — including most personal injury cases—…
Remember the movie, Erin Brockovich? That movie told the story of a legal assistant’s discovery that Pacific Gas & Electric had been poisoning the water supply in the town of Hinkley, California for 30 years. Or how about John Travolta’s 1999 movie, A Civil Action?…
You can probably recite the articles of the Constitution that give you the right to not incriminate yourself, the right to free speech, or the right to bear arms, but how about the constitutional article that dictates which law (federal or state) governs maritime (“admiralty”)…
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