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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Keep on Trucking in 2021!

2020 brought many challenges, and with those challenges, many opportunities to think about how we handle cases. 2021 will bring continued challenges as new “normals” evolve. We were fearful when the pandemic began that as soon as trial dates got postponed, so would the ability to settle cases. We were pleasantly surprised that many defendants…

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Attorney Brian Mohs Achieves Board Certification in Truck Accident Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

We are proud to announce that Brian Mohs of Fried Goldberg LLC has successfully achieved Board Certification as a Truck Accident Law advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). There are less than 50 board certified lawyers in the entire country in Truck Accident Law. The NBTA was formed out of a strong…

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School Bus Crash in Tennessee Under Investigation

A school bus crash in Tennessee has sent a small town reeling with heartache. Families are grieving over the loss of a seven-year-old girl and the driver of a school bus carrying 22 children after it was struck head-on by a utility truck near Decatur, TN. The crash occurred at the 7700 block of State…

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FMCSA Implements New Trucking Hours of Service Regulation Changes

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) revised four main provisions of the Hours of Service (HOS) Regulations for trucks. These changes are intended to provide greater flexibility for drivers while maintaining safe driving practices. Motor carriers are now required to comply with the new HOS provisions beginning September 29,2020. Changes to Trucking Hours of…

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Trucker Fatigue Still a Major Concern

Verdicts and Settlements Obtained for Clients The Trucking Attorneys at Fried Goldberg have obtained highly favorable verdicts and settlements for truck accident victims, including: $20 million for a client whose car was struck by a tractor-trailer that ran a red light, resulting in a severe brain injury.    $7.65 million awarded to a client whose…

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