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  • Trucking Company Held Responsible for Negligent Driver
    Trucking Company Held Responsible for Negligent Driver
    At the DBLF Injury Lawyers we have handled a number of truck-related cases, but none has been as explosive as the 2011 accident involving a truck and an Amtrak passenger train. In June 2011, just east of Reno, a truck owned by John Davis Trucking Co. slammed into the California Zephyr, resulting in the deaths of the truck driver, the train conductor, and four passengers. After an investigation in
  • Determining Fault: the Burglar or the Driver?
    Determining Fault: the Burglar or the Driver?
    A car accident involving four individuals who were allegedly fleeing from the law in mid-April [2015] has a number of Henderson residents shaking their heads. At approximately 8 p.m. law enforcement responded to a reported robbery on the 1800 block of Plantea Court. With the description of the vehicle in hand, patrol officers were able to track the vehicle allegedly used in the robbery to Flamingo Road. This is
  • Baltimore Riot Raises Personal-Injury Claim Questions
    Baltimore Riot Raises Personal-Injury Claim Questions
    In April of 2015, a peaceful protest began for Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man whose death was the result of injuries he sustained while in police custody. But what began as a memorial for the young man soon turned drastically violent, with the Maryland government declaring a state of emergency. Many law enforcement officers were injured, a handful of journalists sustained injuries, and at least one individual was critically
  • Expert’s Role in Personal Injury Claim for Medical Negligence
    Expert’s Role in Personal Injury Claim for Medical Negligence
    An expert’s opinion is often necessary for a plaintiff to succeed in claiming compensation for medical negligence. This opinion is usually expressed in the form of a sworn written document or affidavit of another medical professional deemed an expert in the medical injury complained of. What other facts must appear in the expert’s affidavit for the case to proceed against the defendants? Must the medical expert identify the defendants