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Earlier this year, an Illinois Supreme Court ruling set a distinct precedent, expanding the conditions under which a company may be held liable for the negligent actions of its employees. The case in question involved a driver employed by Pan-Oceanic Engineering, a general contractor based in Chicago. When the driver, Lavonta Green, was asked to
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The Women in Trucking Association recently released their findings from a survey they conducted among female truck drivers. Titled, “Addressing Gender Bias and Harassment in the Trucking Industry,” this report reveals the extent to which female drivers report instances of abuse and harassment in the workplace. The findings of this report suggest that the trucking
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There is a long list of factors that a legal defense team must consider before developing its strategy. An emerging factor is the trend of massive personal injury plaintiff payouts from truck accidents in recent years. As trucking companies and their defense teams search for new or creative ways to prevent multimillion-dollar “nuclear” verdicts, various
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