How to choose the best lawyer for a truck crash case

Interviewing lawyers for a truck crash case? It’s complicated. First, you should know that truck is just a faster way of saying commercial motor vehicle. Truck crash cases are the result of crashes with semi-trucks, garbage trucks, flatbeds, heavy equipment—vehicles a driver needs a special license to operate. To find the best lawyer for your case, it helps to understand that distinction. Recommended Article: Amazon DSP Program Questions to ask the lawyer Can I talk to you about my (brother/mother/cousin/friend)’s truck crash case? When you or someone was just in a bad car accident with a semi-truck*,  it can help to have a clear-eyed friend or practical family member get some information. We often talk to close relatives who are helping

Investigating a fatal truck crash at Snoqualmie Pass

In dark hours of an early winter morning, truckers are eager to miss rush hour traffic as they are headed out on their routes. Dispatchers advised that a winter weather advisory was expected. The temperature hovered right around freezing on the east side of the Snoqualmie Pass. It was just before 5 a.m. when a dump truck and trailer carrying treated sewage hits a patch of ice. The trucker had set his cruise control at 62 mph. He was attempting to merge from the right to the center lane, and lost control of the truck. He overcorrected his steering, swerving back across the highway. He hit a concrete barrier, and the truck and trailer tipped over on the passenger side,

Remembering a Christmas-time semi-truck crash

Every year around this time, I think about the Wright family—and the head-on, high-speed semi-truck crash that almost killed them at Christmas. The family was on their way to a Christmas party when the family vehicle was struck head-on by a semi-truck and trailer, at full highway speed. Two of the family members suffered serious injuries. They were airlifted from the crash scene to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. (While I won’t share details in order to protect their privacy, the crash was violent and included the death of the family dog.) Investigating the Christmas semi-truck crash As an attorney representing the Wright family, I had to do a lot of research and investigation into the causes of this semi-truck crash. In

Attorney Kevin Coluccio achieves Board Certification in Truck Accident Law

Kevin Coluccio has accomplished a noteworthy achievement by earning certification in “Truck Accident Law” from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. This is the only accreditation for Truck Accident Law recognized by the American Bar Association in the United States. Out of all the attorneys in the country, only fifty have earned Board Certification in this specific practice area. “My law practice has always been dedicated to creating real and positive change in people’s lives. I am proud to continue my work for all truck drivers and crash victims with Board Certification…” Board-Certified Requirements for Attorneys Specializing in Truck Accidents Becoming a board-certified attorney in truck crash litigation is a rigorous process. Candidates must pass a six-hour written examination, with

$26 Million Jury Verdict Upheld in Landmark Road Rage Truck Crash Case

The road rage truck crash that killed Sara Allison and seriously injured her husband was shocking, even for seasoned veterans of trucking law. It was a head-on collision with a semi-truck driver who had been trying to pass a motor home. Ms. Allison tried to avoid the oncoming semi-truck by swerving into a ditch. In a stunning bout of truck driver negligence, the trucker swerved in the same direction, hitting the car head-on. The trucker part of a 3-trailer convey of Smoot Brothers truckers traveling from Utah to Oregon. The truckers were coordinating with each other to pass other vehicles very aggressively— and illegally.  At the time of the crash, they were trying to pass a luxury motor home, operated by

Trucking Law: Jurisdiction and Venue Can Enhance Case Value

Attorney Kevin Coluccio was published in the Winter/Spring 2020 edition of the Journal of Trucking Litigation. Below is the transcript of the full article, with minor changes for accurate digital representation. See the PDF: Trucking Law: Jurisdiction and Venue Can Enhance Case Value. Good lawyers know the importance of choosing a forum that best serves your client’s needs. As a lawyer, you can have all the talent in the world, but the value of your case is still limited by the jurisdiction where the lawsuit was filed. In this article, we explain how we took a truck crash in Washington State, discovered how jurisdiction could be found in Clark County, Nevada, and how we successfully kept the case in Clark County, Nevada. Our

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