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Robert E. Lahm
711 E. Genesee St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
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Phone: (315) 472-3434
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Tractor Trailer Accidents

Tractor Trailer Accidents

If a tractor trailer is involved in a collision on the highway, it is likely that the person in the other vehicle will be the one injured and the injury will likely be serious or even death.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) adopted rules in 2003 to restrict the number of hours a tractor trailer driver can be on the road. With the economic pressures drivers are under including the price of gas and restrictions on the roadway, it can be assumed that the rules are often ignored.

The causes of trucking accidents include:

  • Driver fatigue;
  • Excessive speed;
  • Poor driving;
  • Improperly loaded cargo;
  • Unsafe road conditions;
  • Equipment defects (tires, brakes);
  • Truck design defects;
  • Poor maintenance.

If you’ve been injured in a trucking accident, protect all your rights by consulting an attorney as soon as possible.

See Our Verdicts & Settlements

Attorney Robert E. Lahm - Verdicts & Settlements

$1,300,000 Settlement - Automobile crash/highway case against an automobile driver and municipality.

$1,000,000 Settlement - Medical malpractice, wrongful death due to Strep A infection in a mother delivering her child.

$5,900,000 Verdict - Medical malpractice, failure to diagnose a stroke.

$2,000,000 Settlement - Medical malpractice, infection in the delivery of a baby.

$6,000,000 Settlement - Medical malpractice against the State of New York, paralysis of three children.

$7,900,000 Verdict - Products liability, right arm amputation.

$2,100,000 Settlement - Medical malpractice, birth injury.

$7,500,000 Settlement - Medical malpractice, multiple plaintiffs against a neurosurgeon.

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