The term “nuclear verdict” is generally defined as a damage award exceeding $10 million. Read on to explore nuclear verdicts and their impacts on the trucking industry.
Follow these recommendations for making fleets safer as nuclear verdicts run rampant.
Strategies and tactics that can help trucking fleets keep nuclear verdicts at bay, and help expose the monster under the bed.
"Death by 1,000 cuts," is how two attorneys characterized the impact small verdicts can have on trucking companies. Here's what fleets need to know about today's litigious environment.
It’s not particularly difficult to keep advanced driver safety systems on trucks properly maintained — but it’s increasingly imperative that fleets take the time to do so.
What great trucking content did you miss this past year? HDT's editors highlight some of their best pieces you may have missed in 2021.
Read how a new report on the impact of smaller verdicts and settlements can help trucking companies counter plaintiffs' attorneys who believe in, "hit a truck, get a check."
Are your technicians checking and recalibrating safety system sensors on trucks after repair jobs? They better be.
What does a record $1 billion verdict against two trucking companies involved in a fatal crash mean for the industry? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge shares some takeaways.
At the 2021 Fleet Safety Experience, panelists from Tyson & Mendes, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and Predictive Coach will discuss today’s liability climate and how fleets can protect themselves from eight-figure nuclear verdicts.
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