The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Jessica A. Edmonds of Macon, Georgia has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million-dollar verdicts, awards,…
With their loud horn and intimidating profiles, commercial trucks basically demand that people give them space on the road. Most people defer to commercial trucks and try to give them plenty of space. However, inevitably there are crashes between big commercial trucks and passenger vehicles every year, some of which have tragic outcomes. The more…
In 2016, a woman suffered permanent brain damage due to medication mistakes after surgery. As a result of the medical malpractice, the woman’s entire personality changed, becoming more childlike and impulsive. We at the McArthur Law Firm took on the case and our aggressive approach brought a verdict that will allow our client and her…
Truck drivers tend to be paid strictly based on production, and this is measured through miles driven. The more miles they can cover, the more they earn. For instance, instead of getting something like $20 per hour, drivers average between 28 cents per mile and 40 cents per mile. At the 40 cents rate, it would…
When you’re involved in a serious collision with a large truck, something to think about is how you want to handle your claim. Your injuries are serious, and it makes sense that you should ask the driver who hit you or their company to take care of your medical bills and other financial losses. Working…
Collisions between passenger vehicles and commercial trucks can cause catastrophic injuries and fatalities, especially for the people in the smaller vehicle. Typically, such crashes result in large insurance claims, especially when the commercial vehicle is the one that caused the collision. The possibility of causing substantial damage to smaller vehicles, pedestrians, and even property is…
Any large truck that is on the road has the potential to cause problems if it breaks down or malfunctions. Since a large truck is so big and heavy, it has the ability to crush other vehicles if it hits them. It may block the road if it breaks down, too, which may cause backups…
While many kinds of injuries can happen when a truck crash occurs, one of the most common kinds is a crushing injury. Crushing injuries can happen if part of the truck lands on a driver, crushes the cabin of a smaller vehicle or pins someone in some other way. Rollover accidents may cause crushing injuries,…
If you know anyone who is a truck driver, you may be aware that they need to have a medical examination every two years. Drivers spend much of their time behind the wheel in a seated position, which can put them at a higher risk of certain medical conditions, like deep-vein thrombosis. A truck driver…
One freedom that many truckers have is to choose when they drive during a 24-hour day. This is naturally restricted to an extent by schedules and deadlines, but long-haul truckers in particular — who know that they’re going to spend multiple days on the road — have some flexibility. As a result, some of them…
