To answer this important question, FHWA awarded a $1 million research grant to Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America to perform a "Work Zone Injury Evaluation." This 4-year grant, which … [Read more...] about How to Reduce Work Zone Injuries?
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Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
This is a decision made in the Texas Court of Appeals on June 10, 1999 over a premises liability case arising out of a fatal automobile accident. The Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) was held … [Read more...] about Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
Work Zone Traffic Control Proves Hazardous for Trucker — Settlement at Trial
A legal case summary. The suit that was brought by Omar Stevenson, a tractor trailer driver who was injured on July 1, 1982 in the accident occurred at the work site in the two northbound lanes of … [Read more...] about Work Zone Traffic Control Proves Hazardous for Trucker — Settlement at Trial
Illinois Appeal Court Grants Widow Right to New Trial for Husband’s Death in a Work Zone
A legal case summary. On April 15, 1986 an Illinois Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's judgment and allowed a widow the right to a new trial. She had brought a suit of negligence for the death … [Read more...] about Illinois Appeal Court Grants Widow Right to New Trial for Husband’s Death in a Work Zone
Tulsa City Personnel Held Liable in Work Zone Accident
A legal case summary. A jury in Tulsa recently found the city negligent in not protecting a motorist from the hazard a work zone presented to her. The jury found the city was negligent in protecting … [Read more...] about Tulsa City Personnel Held Liable in Work Zone Accident
County Commissioners Immune from Liability for Motorcyclist’s Injuries Caused by Raised Pavement Edge in Colorado Work Zone
This is a decision made in the Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division Two on February 22, 1996. Plaintiff, Michael Charles Click, was riding on an Alamosa County road and struck the edge of the newly … [Read more...] about County Commissioners Immune from Liability for Motorcyclist’s Injuries Caused by Raised Pavement Edge in Colorado Work Zone