A significant focus of our practice is in transportation, trucking and common carrier litigation. We work with some of the largest, most prominent trucking and common carrier bus companies in the country, as well as multi-national insurers, and we average a half-dozen cases per year in this area alone.
Our experience includes tractor-trailers, public and private buses, trains and light rail, dump trucks, tow trucks, garbage trucks, delivery vehicles and limousines. We routinely consult on high-exposure cases involving wrongful deaths, catastrophic injuries, traumatic brain injuries, amputations or paralysis. Whatever your case facts, the odds are we have seen them before.
Our work in this area includes:
- Highway accidents
- Crosswalk accidents
- Drunk drivers
- Falling asleep at the wheel
- Failure to use appropriate trailer type
- Gas tank explosions
- Negligent hiring and training
- Failure to properly service or maintain vehicles and tires
A key aspect of our work in transportation litigation involves preparing drivers for deposition and trial testimony, so we understand the unique issues that they need to communicate. Many of these witnesses are non-native English speakers, often causing them to be easily led during questioning. We work proactively with attorneys and their witnesses prior to deposition in order to anticipate troublesome questions and bolster performance, even when it is not obvious that the witness is especially problematic.