nuclear verdicts

A group with trucking interests as a key driver has been formed in Texas to push new tort reform.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would have put a $1 million cap on non-economic damages in lawsuits related to accidents involving trucks and other commercial motor vehicles.

A nuclear verdict in a fatal accident on Interstate 70 in Missouri has been upheld by an appellate court.

Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana has signed a bill that allows juries to know whether a plaintiff in a vehicle accident was using a seat belt. The ATA has praised the legislation.

The Texas Supreme Court has set a March 6 deadline for any parties that want to weigh in on the $90 million verdict against Werner Enterprises.

While FMCSA has issued minimal requirements for MVR checks, carriers doing only the bare minimum are creating and perpetuating visibility gaps that leave their fleets vulnerable.

There’s a new nuclear verdict against a trucking company and it comes out of a case in Georgia.

Werner has filed an appeal to Texas’ highest court of a verdict that now has a more than $100 million price tag.

Doug Marcello joins Taking The Hire Road to discuss the trend of nuclear verdicts in the trucking industry.

Proposed rulemaking on automatic emergency braking (AEB) introduced in June by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is getting more pushback from a coalition of state law enforcement officials and brake manufacturers that argue more dialogue is needed before moving forward.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is recommending a long list of fixes to the problem of large verdicts in truck accident litigation.

A 5-year-old judgment against Werner has been upheld on appeal by a Texas court, with the amount now standing at more than $100 million.

Lawmakers in Iowa and Florida are considering bills to curb nuclear verdicts against trucking companies.

Nuclear verdicts against the trucking industry are becoming more frequent, with freight brokers now being sued after accidents.

A Texas court has reversed a $7.4M gross negligence verdict against a trucking company and its driver.

Trucking carriers face increased risk of nuclear verdicts, but managing those risks is not insurmountable, if done right and from the start.

A 73-year-old woman was killed in Mount Pleasant, Texas, after her vehicle collided with a truck carrying a nearly 200,000-pound load in 2016.

Shippers utilizing last-mile delivery providers face some level of risk due to claims, but some simple steps can help mitigate it.

A drop in traffic because of the pandemic appears to have been a one-shot that made the market less difficult for underwriters.

Adam Kahn outlines the benefits of Netradyne’s positive twist on fleet safety management.