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A saddening accident occurred earlier this month when a semi-truck struck and killed a bicyclist at an intersection in Tempe, Arizona near Arizona State University. According to a report by Tucson, Arizona NBC affiliate KVOA, the bicyclist was traveling eastbound on Elliot Road against the flow of traffic in the early morning of June 5,... read more

In a recent case, the Federal Court for the District of New Mexico ruled against a plaintiff who was injured in an accident with a semi-truck in 2012 and has forbidden the issue of punitive damages from being heard at trial. As a result of this ruling, the plaintiff will be limited, as a matter... read more

A devastating accident occurred in New Jersey over the weekend when a limousine carrying actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and three others was rear-ended by a semi-truck. Tracy Morgan was critically injured, and one other passenger was killed by the collision. Police believe that the semi-truck driver had not slept for over 24 hours when... read more

A deadly accident occurred on Interstate 10 in Hidalgo County in southwestern New Mexico last Thursday, engulfing six vehicles in flames, and killing seven people. According to a report by Albuquerque ABC affiliate KOAT 7, the accident was caused in part by a dust storm, which is a relatively common phenomenon around the highways in... read more

A Michigan case came up on appeal earlier this year, and the Court of Appeals in that state rejected the defendants’ claims that the jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff was not justified. The opinion in Button v. Tim Bills Trucking, Inc., Docket No. 306724 (Mich. App. 2014) was released last month and resulted... read more