Publisher's Synopsis
A truck accident is complicated from both an investigation and litigation perspective. The most comprehensive guide available to the legal community, this book offers step-by-step guidance in handling a commercial motor vehicle case while examining the unique situations that occur in cases involving this industry. Providing information about the industry and a tutorial for handling a case from intake to trial, this book is written by industry professionals, engineers, reconstructionists, and litigators experienced in the field. Each section considers a specific aspect of a trucking case with topics that include:
- The lawyer's role in a truck accident investigation
- Data collection, site, vehicle, and electronic evidence
- Spoliation of evidence
- Driving situations, including weather conditions, hazardous materials, and human factors
- On-board electronics; tires and wheels; and brakes
- Aspects unique to vocational trucking, such as dump trucks, cement mixers, and snow plows, etc.
- Technology: what exists, how to use it, and its admissibility in court
- The plaintiff's perspective and the defense perspective, and more
