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
Tort Liability
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
Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash
Primary issues involved in this case include: - Four-inch to five-inch edge dropoff - No edgeline striping - Failure to use barricades or drums - Location of edge dropoff markers misleading to … [Read more...] about Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash
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
Liability/Litigation Insurance
The speaker discusses four types of laws and regulations that impose liability on employers for work zone hazards which either harm, or have a potential to harm persons on the work site. These areas … [Read more...] about Liability/Litigation Insurance