8 Year Old Rides into Side of Oncoming Truck On May 5, 2020, an 8-year-old boy was riding his bicycle when he collided with the side of an approaching commercial truck, which ran over him. The child plaintiff, then eight years old, was out on a bicycle ride with his grandfather during the early days […]
$1.75 Million Settlement In Dump Truck Accident An Orange County family received a $1.75 million settlement after a dump truck driver was killed after falling from the cab of his own truck. Paul “Chip” Ferguson and attorney Javier Cabanillas represented the family. The victim attempted to enter a secure facility by punching an access pad. […]
$4 Million Settlement Won for NYC Girl for Crash that Killed Her Father A nine-year-old East Village girl is set to receive a $4 million settlement from the trucking company that killed her father in a terrible accident nearly a decade ago. Lailonni Daisy Willis was nine months old when her father, Marquis Willis, 22, […]
Pedestrian Hit By Tractor-Trailer Wins $1.25M Settlement On September 17, 2022, the plaintiff, a 67-year-old truck driver, was walking across a busy parking lot when he was struck by a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer was moving through the lot, turned right, and struck him. The plaintiff was tossed into the air and fell to the ground. […]
Cyclist Hit By City Truck Receives $3.3M Settlement The Board of Supervisors recently agreed to a $3.3 million settlement for a cyclist hit by a city truck in San Francisco in November 2019. This is the third multimillion-dollar settlement for a non-fatal automobile collision involving a city employee this year. The city paid out 26 […]
Family of Woman Killed in PACE Bus Crash Reached $13M Settlement The family of a woman killed in the summer of 2021 when a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed has reached an agreement with PACE suburban bus. Brenda Burse was a passenger on a Pace bus on August 15, 2021. The driver, […]
Dump Truck Collision Leaving Woman Disabled Reaches $5M Settlement A fully loaded dump truck weighing more than 23,000 pounds hit the plaintiff, a 29-year-old female who was recently married. The dump truck driver had veered into the plaintiff’s lane to avoid colliding with a stopped vehicle in front of him. The front of the plaintiff’s […]
Types of Truck Accident Damages Truck accidents come with serious consequences. In the majority of truck accidents, the victims of a truck accident injury or fatality are the drivers and passengers in smaller vehicles. Semi-trucks can weigh 20–30 times more than smaller trucks, which leaves occupants with little protection when a crash occurs. A truck […]
Factors Involved in a Truck Accident Settlement Case Settlements for cases involving truck accidents vary in length. Some resolve faster, while others can take a very long time. Below are some of the biggest factors that impact how long a truck accident case can take to settle. Conducting an Investigation Any time a motor vehicle […]
An Overview of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Bigger trucks mean bigger accidents. When an accident involves a large truck, there’s a much higher chance of death or a life-altering truck accident injury. Here are a few of the primary reasons why a truck accident claim can result in a much larger settlement amount […]
