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Business, Equipment, Safety

Trucking Leads Growth in Nuclear Verdicts

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The trucking industry has seen a spike in nuclear verdict judgments across the economy.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Leverage Is Key to Winning Accident Litigation, Lawyer Says

Doug Marcello

MINNEAPOLIS — A winning strategy for a trucking company in any accident litigation often centers on gaining leverage on a plaintiff’s attorney early on, according to a trucking attorney.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 11, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety

Vetting Drivers Can Minimize Lawsuit Exposure

Brandon Wiseman of Trucksafe Consulting (left) and Jerad Childress of Childress Law

MINNEAPOLIS — Failing to ensure that truck drivers meet regulatory and safety qualification requirements can haunt motor carriers in accident litigation, two transportation attorneys say.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
April 11, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Cases Pour In Before New Florida Lawsuit Abuse Law Takes Effect

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs predatory lawsuit abuse law

Attorneys filed 80,000 to 100,000 new court cases that could seek damages from businesses a few days before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted a law to quash lawsuit abuse.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
April 7, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Florida Truckers Celebrate New Law Targeting Lawsuit Abuse

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Florida Trucking Association and truckers are celebrating a law signed March 24 by Gov. Ron DeSantis that ends frivolous lawsuits filed by unscrupulous attorneys. 

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 24, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Georgia Passes Bill Allowing Fair Apportionment of Fault Damages

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Legislation that unanimously passed the Georgia Senate on March 30 will allow a defendant in civil litigation to apportion monetary damages to another party that shared fault in the case, but who was not named in the lawsuit.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
March 31, 2022
Government, Business, Safety

Iowa Truckers Pursue Lawsuit Abuse Legislation

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Iowa's governor and a trucker turned state senator are waging a two-pronged legislative offensive targeting lawsuit abuse in traffic accidents with motor carriers.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
February 23, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Biometric Privacy Law in Illinois Posing Legal Challenge for Truckers

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Legal experts are warning that trucking companies and their technology providers could be unintentionally dragged into state and federal class-action civil lawsuits over compliance with the notification requirements of an Illinois biometric privacy law.

Eric Miller | Senior Reporter
January 27, 2022
Business, Technology

Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Must Face Criminal Case

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Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton must face the criminal case against him in New York, after a federal judge denied his request to dismiss the indictment or change the venue.

Peter Jeffrey | Bloomberg News
November 15, 2021
Government, Business

Reptile Theory: A History and 5 Ways to Win Before Trial

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While many factors have contributed to the rise of Nuclear Verdicts, the most prominent has been the spread of “reptile theory” as a strategy employed by the plaintiff’s bar.In this eBook, we discuss how:  Reptile theory was first used and later took the trucking industry by storm  Plaintiff’s attorneys use the strategy against fleets in court  Fleets can get ahead of reptile theory before it’s too late 

September 1, 2021

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