Trucking Crash
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Supreme Court Ruling Expands Possible Claims
If you or a loved one was injured in a truck crash, a recent Supreme Court ruling may expand your legal options. Mandell Trial Lawyers can review your case to determine if you may be entitled to significant compensation.
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The Supreme Court Just Changed
Trucking Crash Cases
Freight Brokers May Now Face Claims for Hiring
Unsafe Carriers
In many serious trucking crashes, the driver is only one
part of the story.
A freight broker may have selected the trucking
company. The trucking company may have had a poor
safety history. There may have been warning signs before
the crash ever happened.
The Supreme Court has confirmed that freight brokers
may face negligent hiring claims when they hire unsafe
trucking companies.
That means injured victims and families may be able to
ask important questions
- Who hired the carrier?
- Did the broker check the carrier's safety record?
- Were there prior crashes?
- Were there bad inspections?
- Were there driver violations?
- Were maintenance problems ignored?
- Should that trucking company have been on the
road at all?
You May Have A Claim If
You Were Injured In A
Truck Crash
Serious Trucking Cases Can Involve Multiple
Responsible Parties
You may qualify for a free case review if you or a loved
one was injured in a crash involving:
- A semi-truck / tractor-trailer
- A commercial delivery truck
- A box truck
- A freight carrier
- A truck hired through a broker
- A truck with maintenance problems
- A driver with safety violations
- A carrier with a poor safety history
Possible responsible parties may include:
- A semi-truck / tractor-trailer
- A commercial delivery truck
- A box truck
- A freight carrier
- A truck hired through a broker
- A truck with maintenance problems
- A driver with safety violations
- A carrier with a poor safety history
Every case is different. The key is to investigate quickly,
preserve evidence, and identify every company that may
have played a role.
Mandell Trial Lawyers
Knows Where To Look
Truck Crash Cases Require a Different Kind of
Investigation
After a truck crash, the trucking company may want you
to focus only on the driver.
But experienced truck crash lawyers know to look deeper.
- Was the carrier unsafe?
- Were driver logs violated?
- Was the truck properly maintained?
- Did the broker hire a company with a bad safety
history? - Were federal trucking regulations violated?
- Was black box or telematics data preserved?
- Did multiple companies play a role?
Mandell Trial Lawyers are members of the Academy of
Truck Accident Attorneys, giving our team access to
specialized training, national legal resources, and
strategies for handling complex commercial vehicle
cases.
That can matter in cases involving catastrophic injuries,
large trucking companies, freight brokers, insurance
carriers, and corporate defense lawyers.
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Common Injuries In Serious Trucking Crashes
Catastrophic Injuries Deserve Serious Representation
Commercial truck crashes often cause severe injuries
because of the size and weight of the vehicles involved.
Mandell Trial Lawyers represents people and families
affected by serious injuries, including:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Back and neck injuries
- Broken bones
- Amputations
- Internal injuries
- Burn injuries
- Severe orthopedic injuries
- Permanent disability
- Wrongful death
If your life has been changed by a trucking crash, you
deserve a legal team that understands the full medical,
financial, and personal impact of your injuries.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Supreme Court confirmed that freight brokers may face negligent hiring claims when they hire unsafe trucking companies. This can matter in serious truck crash cases where the broker selected or hired the carrier for every truck crash.
No. Liability depends on the specific facts of each case, including what the broker knew about the carrier's safety history and whether reasonable care was taken when selecting that carrier.
Freight brokers select which carriers haul cargo. If a broker hires a carrier with a poor safety record, that broker may share responsibility for resulting crashes and injuries.
Truck crash cases often involve multiple responsible parties, including drivers, trucking companies, freight brokers, maintenance providers, and cargo loaders, along with complex federal regulations.
It is a national network of attorneys who focus on commercial trucking litigation, sharing specialized training and resources for handling complex truck crash claims.
We work on a contingency fee basis. There are no upfront fees, and you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
A legal specialist will contact you to discuss what happened, answer your questions, and explain your potential legal options at no cost.