{"id":336758,"date":"2010-02-18T12:03:03","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T17:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michiganautolaw.com\/auto-lawyers-blog\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2010-02-18T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T17:03:03","slug":"rules-of-the-road-every-truck-accident-lawyer-needs-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/336758","title":{"rendered":"Rules of the Road Every Truck Accident Lawyer Needs to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Any lawyer who assumes a commercial truck accident<\/a> case is simply a \u201ccar wreck\u201d case with bigger policy limits is bound to commit legal malpractice. In trucking cases, the federal government imposes hundreds of regulations that essentially, create theories of strict liability against the truck driver and the trucking company.<\/p>\n

Without knowledge of these regulations, a lawyer cannot possibly recover top value for his clients after a serious truck accident case.<\/p>\n

Next week, I’ll be teaching at an American Association for Justice seminar, “Litigating Truck Crash Cases,” in New Orleans. I will review a dozen of what I consider to be the most important Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations<\/a>, and how they’re integral to handling a truck accident case the right way.\u00a0 Several hundred truck accident lawyers from across the country are attending the four-day conference.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever been to a trucking seminar before, you\u2019ve probably heard the litany of discoverable materials that must be preserved and requested by lawyers in serious trucking cases. This advice is important, but the \u201cwhy\u201d is often missing. For example, what good is having a\u00a0 carrier\u2019s Qualcomm data if truck accident lawyers don\u2019t know the regulations regarding speeding and hours of service?\u00a0 I could go on, but my point is this: If you don\u2019t know the \u201cwhy\u201d – the most important, the most critical regulations – all the\u00a0 preservation letters and discovery requests won\u2019t be very effective.<\/p>\n

Throughout the next few posts, I’m going to share the “rules of the road” I\u2019ve developed for truck accident lawyers. I know many of our regular readers are defense lawyers and insurance adjusters, so I won\u2019t be sharing all my tips. But my hope is that the following few posts will help provide a meaningful framework for lawyers conducting legal discovery in truck cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My \u201cwhy\u201d is simple. Today, one in every three trucks on the road in so dangerous a condition that it would be placed immediately out-of-service if inspected. It’s the lawyers specializing in truck cases who are doing the most to make trucking companies in America safer. Unfortunately, many attorneys don\u2019t have a lot of experience with truck cases, and if I can help just a few – or better yet, a few hundred, then hopefully we will be saving lives and making our roads safer for our families.<\/p>\n

Keep an eye out for my next blog, on rule No. 1 \u2013 Hours of Service Regulations.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steven M. Gursten <\/a>is recognized as one of the nation\u2019s top experts in serious truck accident injury cases. He is on the board of governors for the Association of Plaintiffs Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America and past president of the American Association for Justice Truck Litigation Group. Recently, he was named a Michigan Lawyers Weekly Leader in the Law for his efforts to promote truck safety.<\/em>
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\n– Photo courtesy of Creative Commons, by Ryan Holst
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Related information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do I Have a Truck Accident Case?<\/a><\/p>\n

Michigan Bad Trucking Companies<\/a><\/p>\n

Truck Accident FAQs<\/a><\/p>\n

Video: No Punitive Damages in Michigan
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Michigan Auto Law exclusively handles car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases throughout the entire state of Michigan. We have offices in Southfield, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids and Detroit to better serve you.<\/p>\n

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