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Employer Liability In Wrongful Death Accident

Employer Liability In Wrongful Death Accident

Many employees drive company vehicles either to and from work or for specific company related tasks. Wrongful death claims can be brought against a driver’s…

Rates of Hospitalizations and Fatalities in Light Truck Crashes

Rates of Hospitalizations and Fatalities in Light Truck Crashes

A study was done looking at two vehicle collisions that included a passenger car and a light truck, defined as a minivan, van, pickup truck…

Screening Truckers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Screening Truckers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The trucking industry has been concerned about obstructive sleep apnea in commercial driver for many decades. With sleep apnea, the trucker gets poor sleep that…

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Traffic Accidents in Truckers

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Traffic Accidents in Truckers

Sleepiness is just as risky to a driver as is drinking and driving. Bring sleepy is dangerous to the driver and to the other people…

Failure of a Truck to Reduce Speed

Failure of a Truck to Reduce Speed

  As a Sacramento Trucking Accident lawyer since 1982, I’ve had occasion to represent pedestrians injured in trucking accidents on many occasions. Fatalities resulting from…

When it comes to trucking accidents, who is responsible?

When it comes to trucking accidents, who is responsible?

The number of trucking accidents has increased significantly over the last two decades. Federal laws and regulations govern the trucking industry. These laws establish standards…

Lack of Sleep, Fatigue and Trucking Accidents

Lack of Sleep, Fatigue and Trucking Accidents

As a Sacramento Truck Accident lawyer with over 30 years of experience, I have handled hundreds of trucking negligence cases, many of which involve driver…

Trucking Accidents and serious injuries

Trucking Accidents and serious injuries

As a longtime Sacramento Trucking Accident Lawyer:   I am shocked by the continued and sheer crazy proposals put forth by the trucking fleet industry:…

Train Accident Statistics

Train Accident Statistics

Approximately every 115 minutes, someone or something is struck by a train; almost 50 % of all collisions happen at railroad crossings when the automatic…