In the early morning hours of June 19, a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel on the Stevenson Expressway. The truck entered a construction zone, causing a chain-reaction crash involving 12 vehicles. Fortunately there were no fatalities, but this accident brings to light the laws and regulations surrounding trucks and crash claims. Our team …
$4 Million Chicago Semi-Truck Lawsuit Ends in Contempt
In 2007, a semi-truck on an Indiana highway struck and killed a 28-year-old Chicago woman. A jury awarded her family $4.25 million for her wrongful death, with her uncle acting as the guardian of her estate. Now, the uncle is heading to prison for lying about the woman’s rightful heirs. Trucking accident attorneys at Pintas & Mullins …
Gas Boom Causing Traffic Deaths
The oil and gas boom is causing indirect problems in areas around refineries and shipping ports – a surge in traffic fatalities in states where roads are congested by large trucks and drilling equipment. The industry acknowledges the issue, and claim it is taking steps to improve roadway safety. Experts are less optimistic. Truck accident attorneys at …
Pedestrian Hit by Truck Awarded $22 Million
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a 37-year-old woman who was struck by a truck in Brooklyn recently settled for $22 million, the largest in state history. The woman, Shirley Miller, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the accident and is now blind and largely unable to speak. Truck accident attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm …
New System will Help Truckers Stay Off Cell Phones
A new device from a tech start-up in Virginia is designed to prevent manual texting while driving, and trucking companies have started placing orders in large numbers. The device, called the OrigoSafe, docks in to the cab of a semi-truck (or any other motor vehicle) and only allows the cell phone to be used through …
Family of Man Killed by Tractor-Trailed Wins $281 Million
A jury in Southern Texas recently awarded the family of a trucking accident victim $281 million after he was struck and killed by a broken shaft from a tractor-trailer. The truck driver and his employer, Heckmann Water Resources, an oil patch supplier, were sued for the wrongful death. Our team of trucking accident attorneys highlights this story …
Trucking Company to Pay $150 Million in Wrongful Death Suit
A jury in California recently awarded over $150 million to a teenage girl who was among the only survivors in a crash involving a big rig and her family’s SUV. Trucking accident attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm have worked with many victims of large truck accidents and know that injuries resulting from these accidents are …
Jury Awards $2.4 Million to Victim of Drunk Driving Crash
Auto accident attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report on a $2.4 million jury verdict out of Chicago, Illinois. The driver and defendant had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when he plowed into a crowd of pedestrians on a sidewalk in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The plaintiff in this …
Trucker Falls Asleep at Wheel, Kills State Trooper
Trucking accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report on the most recent development from a recent fiery crash on the Tri-State Tollway which killed an Illinois State Trooper – the crash was caused by a semi-truck driver who had been working for more than 14 hours before falling asleep at the wheel. The truck …
Five Killed in Montana Truck Rollover
Trucking accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report of a recent northern Montana crash that killed five people and injured two others. The crash occurred after a pickup truck driver lost control and rolled his vehicle. The driver, a 28-year-old man from Babb, was driving near Browning when he rolled his truck. He is …
NTSB Pushes for Truck and Train Safety
Truck and train accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report of two recent major activities by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The agency just recently updated its investigation information into the two train derailments in New England, as well as recommended some changes to enhance the safety of large trucks on our roadways. …
Washington Bridge Collapse Blamed on Semi Tractor-Trailer
Truck accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that the recent bridge collapse in Washington State was caused by a trailer tractor truck crash. Several vehicles and their passengers were sent into the frigid Skagit River. Fortunately, no motorists died in the collapse, although two were fished from the river, which is about 15 …
Caffeine may Boost Truck Driver Safety
Truck accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm highlight a recent study published in BMJ that found that long-distance truck drivers who drink caffeinated stimulants on the road were less likely to have an accident than their peers who do not drink caffeine. The study was conducted by researchers in Australia, who examined 530 long-distance …
Trucking Company Involved in Fatal Crash had History of Safety Issues
Truck accident lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that a crash in Kentucky that killed six people was caused by the Highway Star trucking company. It was recently revealed that Highway Star accumulated at least 17 traffic violations in the two years before the accident. Despite the violations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration …