My trial schedule has been more than hectic recently with cases in Rhode Island, Florida, North Carolina, California, Wisconsin, and Arizona all having significant depositions, motions or trials scheduled over the last few months. Having weathered the worst of it I was able to attend a "Mastermind" meeting with some of the finest truck accident
Trucking Lawyer Helps Nationwide
I was happy to learn that a local paper, The Hamilton County Herald ( www.hamiltoncountyherald.com ), wanted to do an article on my practice, the full article published December 31, 2010 can be found here and is pasted below:
Locally based truck accident lawyer helps nationwide
Truck wreck lawyer Morgan Adams
INJURED IN MICHIGAN? YOU HAVE IMPORTANT RIGHTS AS A RESULT OF A NEW CASE!
If you have been injured in Michigan and told you have "No Case" by a lawyer after a wreck, you need to understand the huge change in Michigan law, as a result of the Michigan Supreme Court’s Opinion in McCormick v. Carrier.
This new case allows the injured in Michigan to proceed to trial even if they would
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Myths – Do You Have to be Knocked Out to Have a TBI?
There are several myths about Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI’s), all of which can be explained when you understand the science and medicine involved in the causation and treatment of TBI’s. One of the most popular myths is "You can’t have a TBI if you don’t lose consciousness."
The Center for Disease Control, an arm of the federal government, dispels this
ELEVEN KILLED IN KENTUCKY BY DANGEROUS TRUCKING COMPANY TRACTOR TRAILER
Andrew Wolfson wrote an excellent article for the Louisville, Kentucky Currier-Journal on the dangerous trucking company that was responsible for putting truck on the road that killed eleven people in Kentucky. The company, identified as Hester, Inc. DOT number 1222388, had horrible safety scores, putting it in the bottom percentages of all trucking companies its size in America.
Insurance Companies Admit to Apology Program in Order to Settle Cheap with Truck Accident Victims
As a truck accident lawyer I have posted on this topic several times because it is so important, see my prior posts. I am not the only one that is aware of this problem. A friend of mine just returned from The American Bar Association’s Transportation Mega Conference, where insurance claims executives for trucking companies
Black Box Data Available to Everyone in 2012
One of the critical items to consider in every case is the "black box" data that many cars and trucks are equipped with. These boxes save data on speed, turn signals, braking, and other information that is very useful to determine in a wreck. Many is not all but that is soon to change. As
Insurance Companies Trick Victims in Trucking Cases
"I’m here to help." Scary words when said by the government or by an insurance adjuster. I will leave you to your own thoughts about the government’s statement, but let me tell you a little about what "I am here to help" means when said by a trucking company executive.
First it means they know you
DEADLY TRACTOR TRAILER CRASH KILLS DORORTHY ROCA IN GREENE COUNTY, TN
Another tragedy occurred Saturday when a tractor trailer struck Armando Roca’s car from behind, killing his passenger and wife Dorothy Roca, on interstate 81 in Greene County, Tennessee. The collision occurred at approximately 2pm when the Roca’s car, driven by Mr. Roca, was rear ended by a tractor trailer driven by Samuel Alvarenga.
AITLA – The Association Of Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
A new organization for lawyers who represent victims of truck, bus, and commercial motor vehicle accidents was recently founded. The organization is limited to those lawyers who represent individuals against these large companies and their huge insurance companies. See: www.aitlamerica.com/CrashVictims.aspx
AITLA is the counter to the long established Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) whose members are