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Tell us about a memorable trucking accident case you handled.
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probably the most memorable trucking
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crash case we’ve handled was a case
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where my individual client was a member
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of a motorcycle club
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they had ridden down from maryland to
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north carolina they’ve taken a break
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they’re on a grass median on the side of
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the road
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ready to turn near greensboro north
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carolina
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a truck came down the highway the driver
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of the truck had fallen asleep
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he missed the curve he went off the road
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and he wiped out the entire motorcycle
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club
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12 members or more of that motorcycle
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club
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had catastrophic tragic injuries there’s
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some deaths
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there were losses of limbs my client had
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just tremendous injuries
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as well and the biggest problem was that
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we’re told in the beginning there’s only
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a million dollars in coverage
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by that truck to cover all of the
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injuries
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from all of the individual people that
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had their life just wiped out
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you just can’t accept that sometimes you
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as a lawyer you have to keep digging and
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digging and digging
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and instead of dividing up that million
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dollars 12 different ways between people
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who have had deaths people have lost
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limbs
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you got to keep digging we were able to
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dig and dig
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and finally found insurance through the
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insurance
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broker who put that trip together they
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picked up yogurt up in new england we’re
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bringing it down south
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and we’re able to get in and get
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coverage through the broker because we
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could prove that the broker knew
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that there were problems with this
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individual truck driver
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their problems with the individual truck
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that was used and we were able to get a
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negligence claim against the broker and
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find
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millions of dollars in additional
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coverage that
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changed completely the dollars that my
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client
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was going to accept for a settlement
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because he wasn’t just splitting the
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million dollars 12 different ways before
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Baltimore, MD personal injury lawyer Rick Jaklitsch tells the story of a memorable trucking accident case he handled. He recalls one of the most memorable trucking crash cases the firm has handled, involving a client who was a member of a motorcycle club. The group had ridden from Maryland to North Carolina and had stopped on a grass median near Greensboro. A truck driver, who had fallen asleep, missed a curve, went off the road, and wiped out the entire motorcycle club. Twelve or more members suffered catastrophic injuries, including fatalities and limb losses, while his client sustained tremendous injuries as well.
The initial challenge was that the truck had only $1 million in coverage to address all of the victims’ losses. He knew that dividing such limited coverage among people with life-altering injuries was unacceptable. Determined to secure fair compensation, he continued digging and ultimately identified additional insurance through the broker who had arranged the shipment. By proving that the broker was aware of issues with the truck driver and the vehicle, he was able to pursue a negligence claim against the broker and uncover millions of dollars in additional coverage.
This discovery dramatically changed the settlement for his client, ensuring that compensation was no longer limited to splitting $1 million among twelve severely injured individuals.
