18-Wheeler Traveling in Wrong Lane Results in Liability Lawsuit
Slack Davis Sanger recently resolved a case involving the wrongful death of a 22-year-old young man who died as a result of a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler that was traveling in the wrong lane in West Texas. The case settled for the policy limit of liability of the trucking company that owned the truck…
Read MoreInadequate 18-Wheeler Brakes Lead to Wrongful Death Case
Case Title: Duckworth v. Clayton Homes Mitch McCrea represented the surviving family of Dickie Duckworth who was killed when another 18-wheeler hauling a Clayton manufactured home crossed the center line and crashed into him head-on on U.S. 79 in Anderson County, Texas. During the course of discovery, we learned that only one of the axles…
Read MoreTanker Truck and Freight Train Accident Results in Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawsuit
Case Title: Camacho, et al. v. Penn Octane International, L.L.C., et al. On August 11, 2005, a tanker truck loaded with liquid propane was hit by a freight train in the town of Lucio Blanco in Mexico. The accident killed six people and injured over 40 residents of the town. Ten people were hospitalized with…
Read MoreNegligent Semi-Truck Accident Results in Catastrophic Personal Injury Lawsuit
Case Title: Branch v. Hoglo Transport On June 30, 2012, Tara Branch was a passenger in a vehicle operated by her husband. She was seated in the front seat, and they were traveling on Alliance Parkway near the access road of Interstate 35-W in Fort Worth, Texas. As they entered the intersection, a Peterbilt tractor…
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