Government entities can be held liable for injuries and deaths that occur as a result of improperly maintained or designed roads, but proving that a dangerous roadway caused an auto accident is often a long legal process and difficult to…
Government entities can be held liable for injuries and deaths that occur as a result of improperly maintained or designed roads, but proving that a dangerous roadway caused an auto accident is often a long legal process and difficult to…
On February 8, 2005, a 77-year-old man was talking with two Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) workers who were part of a crew cutting down a 55-foot sugar maple tree in a strip of lawn between the sidewalk and the…
Collisions involving a big rig are not handled as standard car accidents are. In the minutes after a crash, the driver involved will usually contact his or her employer. A trucking firm investigator, typically hired by the trucking company’s insurance…
Flying may become easier for people with disabilities, thanks to new federal rules. The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued new rules that will require airlines to make their automated airport kiosks and their websites accessible to people with disabilities.…
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Illinois by the guardian of a girl whose father died in a disastrous train crash in Quebec. It is believed to be the first lawsuit filed in the U.S. over the July…
Driving a big rig and smoking marijuana is not only not smart, it can be deadly. The Department of Transportation (DOT) recently issued a notice that stated emphatically that federal law prohibits the use of marijuana by truckers and that…