What Happened in This Case? Early in the morning of March 26, 2022, Kirk Allen was walking home from work and was struck by a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Ernest Barrett Parkway and the I-75 North on-ramp. Kirk was dragged several feet by the tractor-trailer and sustained serious injuries to his legs. The tractor-trailer…
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Attorney Briant Mildenhall Achieves Board Certification in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Board certification is a highly prestigious accomplishment that has been granted to only a small percentage of injury attorneys. Read on to learn more about this achievement and what it means for trucking accident litigation. The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) and Fried Goldberg are pleased to announce that Attorney Briant Mildenhall has successfully…
Read More »For Truck Accident Lawyers: Year-End Case Law Update 2022
Case law is constantly being updated with new rulings and determinations. We have provided below a summary of major court decisions from 2022 covering personal injury law. At Fried Goldberg, we aim not only to keep ourselves fully informed of case law updates, but also to share our findings with others practicing in the field…
Read More »Fried Goldberg LLC Attorneys Receive Recognition in The Best Lawyers in America
The law firm of Fried Goldberg is honored to announce that several of our attorneys have been selected for prestigious titles by Best Lawyers. Both of our founding attorneys, Joe Fried and Michael Goldberg, and partner attorney Brian Mohs, are recognized for “Best Lawyers” awards. Joe Fried has also been named Lawyer of the Year…
Read More »Fried Goldberg Reaches $11M Settlement With Highway Contractor at Fault for a Fatal Truck Crash
Fried Goldberg attorneys Joe Fried, Briant Mildenhall, and Nathan Gaffney recently settled a truck accident claim with a commercial trucking company for a confidential amount due to injuries one of their drivers caused. A deeper investigation into the accident yielded an additional $11 million settlement with a highway maintenance contracting company that was also found…
Read More »For Truck Accident Lawyers: Year-End Case Law Update 2021
Law is never set and unchanging; it is subject to constant updates and adjustments as new rulings come. We have summarized all the appellate decisions from 2021 that deal with personal injury law. At Fried Goldberg, our goal is not just to stay thoroughly informed of these case law changes, but to share our knowledge…
Read More »Joe Fried Receives NBTA President’s Award
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) recently awarded Attorney Joe Fried with the President’s Award. The NBTA President’s Award highlights NBTA members and promotes their accomplishments and efforts. The award recognizes attorney successes in the legal community at large, communities where they live and work, and support of NBTA to use legal board certification…
Read More »Unsafe for 40 Years: Commercial Truck Insurance Minimum Requirements Remain Unchanged
The minimum insurance requirement for interstate motor carriers is still $750,000 — not nearly enough to fully cover medical bills, property damage, lost wages, or other losses in many trucking cases. This amount was originally set back in 1980 and has never once been adjusted, even though in the 40 years since then the trucking…
Read More »Get To Know Your Attorney – Briant Mildenhall
Briant Mildenhall is a truck accident attorney at Fried Goldberg LLC. Besides his successful career practicing law, being a husband and a father to five kids, and being a vigorous indoor soccer player for the past 14 years, he has a deep passion for helping people. One of the ways he does it is by…
Read More »When is it Safe for a Truck Driver to Make a U-turn?
We receive a wide range of questions related to trucking accidents on a daily basis. One of the questions we get asked quite frequently by lawyers, truck driver safety advocates, and other people is, “When is it safe for a truck driver to make a U-turn?” This article will explain in detail the rules regarding…
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