Practice Areas

• DUI Drunk Driving Accidents
• Georgia Wrongful Death
• Tractor Trailer/ Truck Accidents
• Car Accidents / Automobile Accidents
• Medical Malpractice
• Premises Liability - Falls Rape Assault Drowning
• Animal Attacks Dog Bites
• Elevator & Escalator Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Tractor Trailer/ Truck Accidents

• Gwinnett County Personal Injury Lawyer - Three Children Injured in Bus Accident
• Sleep Apnea Clinical Trial is Good News for Atlanta Truck Accident Lawyers
• Trucking Companies Continue to Operate Despite Orders to Shutdown due to Safety Violations
• Texting While Driving - Deadly Mixture New Study Confirms
• Investigations into Fatal Colquitt County, Georgia Tractor Trailer Accident Continue

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Legal News

Truck Accident Results in $24.3 Million Verdict for Injured Child
Posted on 3/9/2010

Atlanta Truck/Car Accident Attorney
Posted on 2/16/2010

Atlanta Truck and Tractor-Trailer Accident Lawyer
Posted on 2/3/2010

Overweight Trucks
Posted on 9/12/2007

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Library

Tractor Trailer/ Truck Accidents

• Longer Hours-of-Service Rules for Truckers Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court
• Truck Seminar Materials
• New Hours of Service Regulation
• Overview of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
• Discovery in Trucking Cases

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Q: What are the most common causes of trucking accidents?

A: Common causes of truck accidents include inadequate training as to driving technique, safety issues and defensive driving; inadequate supervision and monitoring of drivers; driver fatigue; characteristics of a tractor trailer acceleration, braking and visibility; drug use or alcohol use by the driver; speeding; mechanical failure; defective parts; and improper loading or overloading the truck.

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FAQs

Tractor Trailer/ Truck Accidents

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Case Results

Tractor Trailer/ Truck Accidents

$1,350,000 - Bernstein v. Speidel Transportation, Inc., et. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, al. U.S. Atlanta, Georgia

Awarded: $1,350,000

Atlanta Truck Accident Lawyer Recovers $1,100,000 in DeKalb County

Awarded: $1,100,000

$1,035,000 - Morin v. U.S. Transport, Inc., et. al., Superior Court of Buncombe County, Asheville, North Carolina

Awarded: $1,035,000

$933,100 - Wilson v. Sanifill, Inc. State Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia

Awarded: $933,100

$562,000 - Banks v. Canal Insurance Company, et. al. State Court of Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia

Awarded: $562,000

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