Plaintiffs in Maryland may recover money damages from a negligent truck driver’s employer based on the legal theory of negligent entrustment. Negligent entrustment allows Maryland accident attorneys to accomplish two objects important to a plaintiff’s personal injury suit. First, this method of recovery allows a plaintiff to avoid the situation…
Although the number of large truck involved in deadly accidents decreased from 4,766 trucks in 2006 to 4,584 in 2007, the number of large-truck related deaths—4,808 fatalities—and injuries—100,000 victims—is still too high. Truck accidents can occur both from trucker negligence and the negligence of other motorists and pedestrians. Regardless of…
An injured party may present a negligent truck driver’s traffic citation as evidence of negligence when the truck driver violates traffic law and causes an injury as a result. Anyone who has received a speeding ticket knows that state traffic laws govern all Maryland drivers; however, truck drivers are also…