Part 7 - Structuring Your Outline for the Cross-ExaminationIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of meeting with your own safety expert to assist...
Truck drivers who are hauling goods to provide relief for the pandemic COVID-19 are now relieved from compliance with the hours of service regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has...
Part 6 - Meet With Your Safety Expert to Help You Prepare to Cross-Examine the Plaintiff's Safety ExpertIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of...
Part 5 - Read and Dissect the Plaintiff's Safety Expert's ReportIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of having a plan and knowing what you are...
Part 4 - Know What You Are Looking ForIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of preparing by learning all you can about the witness in advance....
Part 3 - Learn All You Can About the Plaintiff's Safety ExpertIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of knowing your case. This week we discuss the...
The Texas Good Samaritan Act protects folks from negligence claims, if they act in good faith while trying to help others. It provides that a person who in good faith administers emergency care is not liable in civil damages for an act performed during that emergency,...
Part 2 - Know the Case Better Than Anybody in the CourtroomIn this 8-part blog series, we will explore tips for preparing an effective cross-examination of trucking safety experts.Last week, we discussed the importance of knowing your clients. This week we emphasize...
Part 1 - Know Your Clients and Their StoryThe Plaintiff's safety expert will be the witness that puts meat on the bones of the Plaintiff's attorney's argument that your trucking company client runs an unsafe operation and needs to very likely being punished. While...
In Texas, independent contractors and their employees can hold property owners liable for premise liability and/or negligence if the property owner maintained some control over the manner in which work is performed on the property and failed to warn about dangers on...
