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Trucking Accident Summary Judgment

Hanson Bridgett

Taking Responsibility: Who’s At Fault? Lorenzo Court Says Everyone

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A recent court ruling raises questions and concerns over the scope of liability owners and contractors may face when a subcontractor's employee is involved in an off-site accident during the course of construction. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Hydrochloric Acid, Sewage Backup, and the Use of Independent Contractors

A federal court in West Virginia has ruled – in case you had any doubts – that using an independent contractor to transport your product may not protect you from the exposure when 1,728 gallons of your hydrochloric acid...more

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &...

Understanding the Interplay of Punitive Damages and Direct Claims in Trucking Accidents

The recent case of Villagran v. Freightbull, Inc., No. 22-CV-2159 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 12, 2023, McHugh, J.) provides good case law for the trucking industry regarding the interrelatedness of claims for punitive damages and direct...more

Marshall Dennehey

Insurance Provider Granted Summary Judgment Based on an “Aircraft Liability Exclusion” Within Its Policy

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Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co., LLC, No. 2:21-CV-719-JES-KCD, 2023 WL 5486746 (M.D. Fla. Aug. 24, 2023)  - This matter involved a petition by Travelers, seeking a declaration that it did not owe...more

Marshall Dennehey

Tractor-trailer Slamming Into Traffic Stopped Due to Prior Accident Was a “Foreseeable Byproduct” of Initial Accident, Barring...

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This highly interesting decision claims to be in line with our jurisdictions, but it appears to carve out additional liability, even in situations where the party seeking summary judgment is not the proximate cause of the...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Seeing May Soon be Believing: The Possible Expansion of Summary Judgment in Florida with Respect to Dash Camera Footage

Many transportation companies use dash cameras for purposes of defending against actions for liability. However, recently in Lopez v. Wilsonart, LLC, 275 So. 3d 831 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019), eyewitness testimony and an expert...more

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