Truck Accidents: Is the Shipper Liable for the Crash?
The Chicago and Cicero Truck Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe want all accident attorneys and truck accident victims to know that truck Accidents may be the result of negligent selection and hiring of ill-suited or trained motor carriers or drivers by the defendant company. Often a defendant company will deny responsibility for a motor […]
Truck Accidents: Criminal Charges Help Yield Big Verdicts
Truck Accidents: Criminal Charges Help Yield Big Verdicts The Cicero and Chicago Truck Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe are disappointed to report that the number of truck accidents continues to increase on our nation’s highways despite stricter regulation and enforcement and court cases expanding the scope of liability for negligence (see myaccidentlaw.com, September 19, […]
Truck Accidents and the Tired Trucker
Your Chicago and Cicero Truck Accident Lawyers at Grazian and Volpe are pleased to report that federal jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a wrongful death victim of a truck accident. The case involved a collision between two commercial tractor-trailer. Defendant trucker was merging her truck onto the interstate from the emergency […]
Aggressive Investigation of Truck Accidents is the Lawyer’s Sacred Duty
Truck accidents take the lives of thousands of innocents each year. Many of these accidents are the result of reckless truck drivers and motor carriers who ignore safety standards and state and federal regulations in an effort to maximize profits. (See myaccidentlaw.com/blog for August, September and October 2011 where we discuss the factors involved in truck crashes […]
Truck Accidents Caused By Distracted Truck Drivers On the Rise
Truck Accidents are on the rise and distracted truck drivers appear to be a reason. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is on a mission to stop drivers who maintain a commercial driver’s license to stop using cell phones while driving a heavy truck or bus. The NTSB endorsed a ban on hand-held and hands-free […]