Freight Broker Negligent-Hiring Verdicts Top $604M as Exposure Multiplies
A $604M Dallas County verdict against C.H. Robinson, a $104M Texas trucking verdict, and a $70.5M California nuclear verdict against a repe…
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Auto Accidents
Liability, UM/UIM, MIST defense trends
Dooring and Bike-Lane Collisions: Liability Theories and Coverage for Cyclist Claims
Cyclist injuries from opened car doors and right-hook turns raise statutory duty, comparative fault, and a coverage question that catches m…
Proving Lost Earning Capacity for Self-Employed Plaintiffs in Auto Crash Cases
Tax returns understate income for many business owners, and the defense knows it. A guide to documenting pre-injury earnings, separating la…
Emergency Vehicle Collisions: Immunity Standards and Proving Reckless Operation
When an ambulance, patrol car, or fire apparatus causes the crash, the case turns on statutory immunity, the emergency-operation privilege,…
NHTSA Recall Liability Exposure Widens as $603M Airbag Verdict Lands
NHTSA's Oct. 19 batch covers 2,592 Freightliner units for fuel-leak fire risk and 8,329 Ram 2500 trucks for lost stability control, while a…
Diminished Value Claims in Auto Crash Cases: The Georgia 17c Formula, State Law Variation, and How to Collect
A repaired vehicle is worth less than an identical vehicle with no accident history. That difference is a recoverable diminished value clai…
The Seat Belt Defense in Auto Crash Cases: What Defense Experts Argue and How to Limit the Damage
In states that permit the seat belt defense, an unbuckled plaintiff faces a reduction in non-economic damages as high as 90 percent in cert…
Distracted Driving Evidence: Cell Phone Subpoenas, App Data, and the Spoliation Clock
Carrier subpoenas can place a texting driver's eyes off the road at the precise second of impact. Here is how to get that evidence, keep it…
Dram Shop and Social Host Liability in Drunk-Driving Crash Litigation
A drunk-driving crash claim that stops at the at-fault driver's auto policy can leave real recovery on the table. Dram shop and social host…
Freight Broker Negligent-Hiring Liability Fuels 2026 Nuclear Verdicts
A unanimous Supreme Court ruling opened broker negligent-hiring claims nationally, and 2026 verdicts already show the result: $604M in Dall…
Rideshare Accidents: The Three-Period Coverage Framework and How to Maximize Recovery Against Uber and Lyft
Uber and Lyft accident cases turn on exactly one question before damages analysis can begin: which coverage period was the driver in at the…
Phantom Vehicle UM Claims: Evidence Requirements and State Coverage Traps
When the at-fault driver disappears, recovery falls to the client's own UM policy. Phantom vehicle claims carry distinct corroboration requ…