The Insight Ledger

High-Stakes Litigation & Strategic Advocacy

Broker, shipper, carrier: who else answers for a truck crash

The short answer Federal rules require most interstate carriers to hold substantial minimum liability coverage, more for certain hazardous cargo, and in a catastrophic injury or a death that is

Why your symptoms got worse three days after the crash

The short answer Adrenaline masks injury at the scene, and the body’s inflammatory response typically peaks around 48 to 72 hours afterward. Several serious injuries also produce no symptoms at

The I-20 corridor between Midland and Odessa

The short answer Roughly twenty miles of interstate connects Midland and Odessa, and it carries a traffic mix almost nothing else in Texas does: commuter cars, long-haul freight, and a

Rollover crashes: why trailers tip, and who answers for it

The short answer A loaded tractor-trailer can roll over at speeds well below the posted limit, and frequently does. The driver may never have exceeded the sign. The reason is

Car safety was designed around a man’s body

The short answer Research has documented that women face a higher risk of serious injury than men in comparable crashes, even after accounting for crash severity, vehicle, and seating position.

They hired a big firm first. Then they called us.

The short answer It happens often enough that it is a pattern rather than an anecdote. A family retains a large, heavily advertised firm in the days after something catastrophic.

The driver fell asleep. What the hours-of-service rules actually require.

The short answer Federal law caps a commercial driver at 11 hours of driving inside a 14 hour window, after 10 consecutive hours off duty, with a 30 minute break

The insurance company says your disc injury is just aging

The short answer They say it in nearly every case involving a spine, and the argument has a kernel of truth inside it, which is exactly what makes it effective.

Do I actually have a case?

The short answer Four things have to be true. Someone owed you a duty of care, they fell short of it, that failure caused your injury, and the injury produced

Who owns the truck that hit you, and what their safety record says

The short answer The answer is on the side of the truck, and the file behind it is public. Federal regulations require most commercial vehicles to display the operating company’s