The Cooper Firm: Nationwide Product Liability & Wrongful Death Attorneys
If insurance companies cut corners on repairs, driver safety suffers. The California Department of Insurance just took formal action against Tesla Insurance, Tesla Insurance Company, and State National for violating California’s claims-handling laws. The state says they delayed payments, ignored
Our client, Marie Buchanan, left her home in a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving on a rural road in North Georgia, her vehicle suddenly veered off course. She corrected back onto the road, but the Trailblazer lost control and rolled
In trucking litigation, the focus often falls on the driver and the motor carrier. In some cases, however, the broker and leasing company are also responsible. A broker is a third-party intermediary who arranges the transportation of freight between a
When litigating a claim against a manufacturer or repair facility for a faulty repair, the focus should be on two things: training and tools. Everything else flows from there. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) — lane departure warnings, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control,
Even without a human driver, autonomous vehicles must follow the same rules of the road as everyone else. If a Waymo car fails to stop in time, makes an unsafe turn, or misjudges a situation, it may still be considered
Cases involving tractor-trailers aren’t what they used to be—today, they often revolve around massive amounts of data quietly stored by the trucking company’s onboard systems. Whether the company is willing to turn over that data is another matter entirely. But
“Ninety-four percent of traffic accidents are caused by human error.” This supposed statistic has become a common refrain amongst the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, the state departments of transportation, automotive manufacturers, and major media outlets. But is this really
“Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.” People experience these instances in their own ordinary way. Sometimes they die because of them. To their families, the death alone is significant enough to shake their lives and alter their futures.
The ruling declines to adopt in the so-called apex doctrine, which GM and other corporations have used to block depositions of CEOs and high-ranking officers. MARIETTA, GA. (June 1, 2022) – General Motors (“GM”) lost its highly funded effort
Cars and trucks are, for the most part, safer than 50 years ago. Seat belts have made them safer. Airbags have made them safer. Electronic stability control has made them safer. Other advances in technology continue to make them safer.
Shipping freight via tractor-trailers has been and continues to be an integral part of supply chains all around the world. With the recent difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have never relied more on the trucking industry to
From the Dalkon Shield IUD to thalidomide to three-wheel ATVs, product liability lawsuits have helped identify dangerous and defective products in the marketplace. Juries have then often sent a message to manufacturers that the community will not tolerate products that
