Have you been injured in an accident with a tractor-trailer, 18-wheeler or other commercial vehicle? If you have, getting the right legal representation can mean the difference between winning and losing your case against negligent trucking company or truck driver.
Lawyer Michael Leizerman has spent the bulk of his professional career protecting the rights of truck accident victims, and in the process has become nationally known as an advocate of trucking safety. Michael authored the three-volume treatise "AAJ's Litigating Truck Accident Cases," has represented clients in courtrooms throughout the United States, and has been named one of the Top 100 trial lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association. If you're suffering from an accident with a commercial vehicle and believe the truck driver or trucking company is at fault, Michael often teams with local attorneys to enable his years of experience in truck accident litigation help you win a larger settlement for your pain and suffering.
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Citing violations such as hiring drivers who hadn’t received their commercial driver’s license, and employing drivers who didn’t pass drug and alcohol tests, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently idled 26 bus operations that serviced passengers on Interstate 95 … [Read more]
Read more >A passenger car and a tractor trailer were involved in a two-vehicle crash near Middletown, Del., on Sunday, March 25, leaving one motorist with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the Network Post, the passenger vehicle struck the front of the tractor … [Read more]
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I am honored that West Thompson—the world’s largest publisher of legal books—asked me to write this multi-volume book on truck accident law in 2004. I had already begun the project for my own reference. My book includes the federal regulations that are the same in each state for interstate tractor-trailer crashes, as well as state law that differs in areas, like whether there are monetary limits or “caps” in the lawsuit, whether you can receive punitive damages, and the varying technical requirements for filing a lawsuit.
I have handled cases across the country. I am licensed in several states, and have local counsel in many states who I trust and work with closely. Select your state to learn more:
Hundreds of catastrophic truck accidents occur on Delaware highways every year. Michael can work with a team of local legal professionals to help develop the best trial strategy for you, drawing from his years of truck accident litigation experience. High-traffic routes such as Interstate 95 near Wilmington, and the many miles of two-lane rural highways that carry vehicles throughout Delaware, are the source of heavy truck traffic daily. If you've been injured in a truck accident, team with Michael and benefit from the work of an attorney whose experience with cases involving catastrophic commercial vehicle crashes is recognized nationwide.
I regularly engage in continuing legal education presentations around the country, including the following events in or near Delaware:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Title 49, Parts 350-399) govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic.
There are some situations where a tractor-trailer or other commercial motor vehicle is involved in only intrastate travel. For example, an appliance store in Dover may own a truck that only makes in-state deliveries.
The Delaware Department of Public Safety has adopted Title 49, Parts 382, 383, 384, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 of the federal regulations.
For an overview of laws that affect trucks operating only in Delaware, visit our Delaware Trucking Laws page.
Your truck accident case may be larger than you think. My experience often enables me to maximize awards, well beyond what the co-counsel originally expected. My book Litigating Truck Accident Cases, published by West Publishing, is considered the definitive work on handling truck accident cases. Contact me if you are seeking co-counsel on your case.
Fatal Truck Accidents: 19 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 204 per year
Accident Locales: 47% (Rural), 53%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 60% of Delaware truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not Delaware.
In 100% of Delaware truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.
Interstate 95: From its beginning at the Canadian border in Houlton, Maine to its terminus in Miami, Florida, I-95 travels 1,907 miles down America's east coast. The 26 miles of I-95 that pass through Delaware include the state's largest city, Wilmington.
U.S. Highway 13: US-13 is also known as the Dupont Highway. It has the distinction of being the longest signed highway in Delaware travelling from Wilmington to the Maryland border.
