In Parents v. California Trucking Group (Central Cal. Sup. Ct.) Doris Cheng and Clifton Smoot obtained a policy-limits $3,000,000 settlement, as well as changes to the defendant trucking company’s safety policies. Plaintiffs were the parents of an unmarried adult child. The decedent was studying medicine at the time of the crash and planning a career…
In Family v. Trucking Corp. (confidential settlement) Michael A. Kelly, Richard H. Schoenberger and Jeffrey A. Clause negotiated an eight-figure confidential settlement on behalf of the survivors of a mother and daughter killed in a head-on crash on a rural highway. The mother and daughter were seat-belted and travelling at the speed limit when the…
In Driver v. Fire Department (So. Cal. Sup. Ct.) Douglas Saeltzer and Spencer Pahlke negotiated a $4,050,000 settlement arising from a collision between a fire truck and the plaintiff at a major intersection. While the plaintiff approached the intersection with a green light, she did not hear a fire truck approaching with its sirens and…
In Commuter v. Broker (Cal. Sup. Ct.) Michael A. Kelly, Andrew McDevitt and Conor M. Kelly negotiated a confidential settlement in excess of $10,000,000 on behalf of a woman who was struck at high speed by a tractor-trailer while driving home from work. The force of the collision caused major orthopedic and internal injuries leaving…
Under California law truckers and trucking companies owe financial compensation to the legal heirs of relatives killed because of truck driver or trucking company negligence or carelessness. California law specifies who may bring a claim for monetary recovery when a parent, spouse, child or sibling is killed. Wrongful death lawsuits are hard-fought, complex, vigorously defended,…
Truck drivers are the ones most immediately responsible for the safe operation of their vehicles on the roadways of California. Drivers must abide by all company, industry, and state and federal laws and regulations in order to remain safe on the highways. When drivers fail to comply with the legal duty of care, their negligence…
When Trucking injuries occur victims must be able to recover compensation for all of their losses. It is important to know how truck accident claims in California are valued so that you have an understanding of how much compensation your Walkup delivery truck accident team will seek. In the aftermath of a truck accident in…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is responsible for publishing and enforcing regulations for commercial trucks throughout the United States. Any truck that operates across state lines is subject to FMCSA regulation. The FMCSA requires that all commercial truck drivers that cross state lines carry and maintain certain insurance minimums that depend on the…
Accidents involving large commercial trucks are often caused by the negligent actions of truck drivers working for large employers. Carelessness, fatigue, violating safe practices, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs or while distracted by a phone or another device are frequent causes of serious injury collisions. Other scenarios include: Failing to abide by…
Every vehicle on the roadway must be covered under an insurance policy. California law stipulates this, both for drivers of personal vehicles as well as commercial vehicle drivers. Commercial truck insurance requirements in California are different than the requirements for most other types of passenger vehicles. Here, we want to examine California’s commercial motor vehicle…
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