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Trash Truck Accident LawyersTrash trucks bring a special risk on residential streets. Like other trucks, garbage trucks outweigh a passenger car, pedestrian or bicyclist by so many times that crashes are nearly always fatal. Unlike most large trucks, garbage trucks travel through residential neighborhoods, exposing them to far more pedestrians and cyclists -- especially children -- than other trucks. Because trash trucks stop and go frequently, their behavior can be unpredictable. And if a truck is poorly maintained by a local government or private contractor, even an otherwise safe maneuver can be dangerous. In fact, one study found that more pedestrians and bicyclists are killed by garbage trucks than by any other type of truck. Another study, by pedestrian advocacy group Right of Way, found that six people a year are killed in trash truck accidents in New York City alone. The stop-and-go nature of garbage trucks also poses risks for sanitation workers who cling to the back of the truck while it travels. Drivers, who should be commercially licensed professionals, have very poor visibility because they rely on side view mirrors that provide only a limited rear view. Worse, they don’t always wait for a signal from their co-workers on the back of the truck before starting. This can lead to jerky or unexpected movements that throw workers off the truck and into traffic or dangerous machinery, causing deaths and very serious personal injury. Panish, Shea & Boyle is nationally recognized as a leader among consumer law firms. Our attorneys have won some of the highest jury verdicts and settlements in the United States, including the highest jury verdict ever won in the United States, $4.9 billion, in an automotive product defect case. Together, our lawyers have won more than 150 verdicts and settlements of $1 million or more. Our partners regularly take on leadership roles in national litigation, including pharmaceutical class actions and aviation accident lawsuits. All are active in professional legal organizations, writing and speaking regularly on trial advocacy and consumer law. |
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Latest Firm NewsTilton v. Sempra - $15 million verdict for brain injury to minor resulting from a power company truck hitting a family vehicle. Dominguez v. San Francisco - $21 million settlement while case was on appeal. Wrongful death of 4 year-old girl. Largest settlement ever paid by San Francisco. Contreras v. State of California - $9 million settlment for amputation caused by a damaged freeway guardrail. Don Gino Dominguez v. South Central Los Angeles Regional Care Center - $2 million verdict for wrongful death of a mentally and physically disabled 39 year-old man. Health care center left man unsupervised and he choked to death. Doe v. Driver - $5.5 million settlement for death of pedestrian in an auto accident. Doe v. Oil Refinery - $6.2 Million settlement for wrongful death and personal injury caused by the collapse of tank floating roof. Avila v. Dresick Farms - $5.64 million dollar jury verdict for girl injured in truck v. van collision. Believed to be the largest verdict in the history of Imperial County, California. Konrad, et al. v. Hewlett-Packard - Lawsuit filed against Hewlett-Packard for pretexting journalists and their families Chief Warrant Officers v. Boeing, et al. - $13.55 million settlement for Army maintenance officers severely injured in the crash of Apache Longbow helicopter on a maintenance test flight during Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. Does v. Doe Auto Manufacturer: confidential multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of a family involved in on-road rollover of sport utility vehicle. Does v. Van Manufacturer and Rental Company - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of the survivors and family members of 14 church group members involved in a fifteen passenger van rollover. Hill v. Titan Tire - Confidential multi-million dollar settlement for a 42 year old man who sustained brain injuries following a tire failure on his vehicle. Dominguez v. San Francisco - $27.4 Million Verdict - Mother and 6 others witnessed a city truck driver run over her daughter on a sidewalk. City completely denied responsibility. Largest verdict ever against the City of San Francisco. Sherman v. Courrege - $25.5 Million Verdict - Wrongful death of mother, father, and son hit by a drunk driver. Sorenson v. Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway - $2.8 Million Verdict - Plaintiffs were parents of a 48 year-old man killed when a freight train crashed into a commuter train. Doe v. Auto Manufacturer - Major Confidential Settlement Fuel fed fire caused by defectively designed 15 passenger van rollover. Many occupants killed or severely burned. Flores v. Continental Tire - Major Confidential Settlement - Woman sustained paraplegia when the right rear tire on the family's Ford Windstar van experienced a tread belt separation, causing the vehicle to roll over. Panish, Shea & Boyle on TV - The trial attorneys at Panish, Shea & Boyle have been on numerous televisions shows because of their involvement in many high profile cases. |
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