Chandler McNulty partner interviewed on NBC about $30 million truck crash verdict

Posted on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 at 6:25 pm    

A Houston, Texas jury of 12 people returned a $30 million verdict in a wrongful death trucking case involving FedEx Freight and XPO Logistics. Click on the following to view the NBC segment about the trucking lawsuit and jury verdict – NBC media coverage The NBC news broadcast about the trial involved interviews with one […]

Chandler McNulty LLP obtains $30 million FedEx Freight truck accident verdict

Posted on Monday, November 22nd, 2021 at 5:21 pm    

obtained a $30 million verdict against FedEx in a case where one of the company’s freight trucks was involved in a head-on collision, killing an innocent motorist. The FedEx driver was speeding in the rain at night when he veered into oncoming traffic to avoid an obstacle in the road, killing Joseph Cargal. The driver […]

An “award” no one ever wants. Why do they say that juries “award” a broken family with money?

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at 9:45 pm    

Texas Lawyer published a fantastic article with a perspective from the injured family’s viewpoint.   A rare viewpoint worth reading and almost never seen in print. Most stories in the media regarding personal injury or wrongful death cases come from corporate or insurance industry perspectives and are used to condition the public into thinking that […]

Your life’s value is the size of your paycheck in Texas

Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 at 7:45 pm    

Under Texas law, your paycheck is essentially the value of your life.

Frivolous Defenses

Posted on Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 5:14 pm    

The insurance industry has beaten into the public’s head that “frivolous lawsuits” are a problem. The poster child for “frivolous lawsuits” is the legendary hot coffee lawsuit filed by Stella Liebeck who was disfigured by a boiling McDonalds’ coffee. Once people read the actual facts about that case (and not the insurance/corporate narrative) they often […]

Motor Vehicle Crash Reports

Posted on Monday, September 7th, 2020 at 10:38 pm    

Crash reports are completed in vehicle crashes involving injury, death or over $1,000.00 in property damage. Crash reports provide a documentation of the facts of a crash and occasionally the opinions of the police officer filling out the report.

Top 5 Ways to Drive Safely Around Trucks

Posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2020 at 7:11 pm    

Give trucks and 18-wheelers PLENTY of space.  Do not tailgate them or drive slowly in front of them. Pass trucks and 18-wheelers on the LEFT.   Trucks and 18-wheelers have huge blind spots (also called “No Zones”).  Trucks have much larger blind spots on the right side (the slow lanes) than they do on the […]

I-45 listed as #1 in U.S. for danger

Posted on Monday, August 31st, 2020 at 5:48 pm    

The stretch of Interstate 45 (I-45) that runs through Houston has tragically been graded as the roadway with the highest danger in all of the United States. I-45’s southernmost point is Galveston, Texas and its northernmost point is Dallas, Texas (this”interstate” highway is actually completely within a single state). The section of that runs through […]

Wrecking machines with little oversight

Posted on Monday, August 31st, 2020 at 5:34 pm    

Tens of thousands of truckers haul loads across our highways and roads everyday with very little regulation and oversight and tragedy follows them. The Boston Globe’s outstanding investigative journalism team took a deep dive into a trucking company that “hired a ragtag crew of drivers — criminals and drug users among them, men who drove […]

Man Burned to Death in Car Is Why Trial Lawyers Are Necessary

Posted on Friday, October 25th, 2019 at 5:00 pm    

A man was burned to death in front of horrified onlookers because his electric car doors would not open. The man was burned to inside a Tesla Model S. Private companies will never make their products as safe as they should be without the threat of lawsuits. Lawsuits make the world a safer place because […]
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