Commercial trucks have a large number of moving parts and components that, when working properly, help truck drivers safely deliver goods across the country. Maryland truck accident attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers have litigated cases where one or more of these components have failed and caused an…
As we have discussed in earlier posts, a myriad of state and federal regulations govern the duty of care owed by truck drivers in Maryland. If a bill currently before the Maryland legislators becomes law, a negligent truck driver in Maryland may be liable both criminally and civilly a death…
The trucking industry is on the cutting edge of technological advancements, and a carrier’s use of advanced monitoring equipment is an important consideration for Maryland truck accident attorneys. In the weeks and months prior to a truck accident trial in Maryland, attorneys engage in a discovery phase and gather information…
I recently read an article that provided truck owners with ways to limit their responsibility for injuries caused by negligent truck drivers. The article suggested that truck owners aggressively utilize what they referred to as “accident response teams.” Maryland truck accident attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers disagree…
I recently read a heart breaking newspaper article on a North Carolina truck accident that drastically and irrevocably altered the life of a three year old Devon Buchanan. Devon’s grandfather, Tim Cable, described his three year old grandson as “full of life.” Cable told how he would take his grandson…
Early last week, on a rainy Wednesday morning, police and emergency personnel responded to a big rig accident on US-301 near Croom Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. A tractor trailer carrying an empty fuel oil tank, lost control, jack knifed, and careened off the road, seriously injuring the driver. As…
In order to prevail in a lawsuit concerning a Maryland eighteen wheeler accident, an attorney must employ certain special investigatory tactics. Truckers typically create a paper trial that, if followed correctly, may uncover the cause of an accident. A Maryland truck accident attorney’s investigation should pay careful attention to two…
On New Years Eve, high winds buffeted the Baltimore region and put drivers on area highways at increased risk for truck accidents. The Baltimore Sun reported that, during the period of high winds, a tractor trailer overturned on the Francis Scott Key Bridge, closing all travel lanes. According to Maryland…
With Christmas and New Year’s just past, I spent a lot of time driving up and down Interstate 95, mostly along stretches of the highway that pass through the central and northern parts of Maryland, from Baltimore City up through and beyond Harford County. Not surprisingly, I encountered hundreds of…
The attorneys at Lebowitz & Mzhen Personal Injury Lawyers have developed the following list of things to do directly after an accident with a commercial vehicle. We suggest that our readers print out this list and place it in their glove compartment. We also suggest that you store a camera…