Are you facing a legal matter involving a truck accident? Have you or a family member been injured in an accident with a commercial vehicle? Lawyers throughout Florida and across the country call on truck accident attorney Michael Leizerman for his extensive knowledge and thorough understanding of truck accident litigation.
Michael is a respected speaker, author and trial attorney who has helped truck accident victims capture the maximum settlement amounts in cases involving at-fault truck drivers or negligent trucking companies. Michael works as co-counsel with legal teams nationwide to help navigate the often-complicated world of commercial vehicle accident jurisprudence, and to devise effective trial strategies.
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Last month, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released safety data from 2011, including the following: One-third of truck occupant fatalities occurred when occupant was not wearing a seatbelt; 64% of large truck fatal crashes occurred on rural roads; … [Read more]
Read more >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]
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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 as a truck accident lawyer. 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:
Few states in the country have as high a truck accident rate as does Florida. Every year, roughly 4,000 fatal and non-fatal truck accidents occur on Florida's highways, leaving thousands of innocent motorists injured or dead. Truck traffic is dense on cross-state routes such as Interstate 4 and Interstate 10, as well as on north-south routes such as Interstate 75 and Interstate 95. And the state's numerous large cities from Tampa to Miami, Tallahassee to the Jacksonville attract thousands of commercial vehicles every day. If an accident with a truck, bus or other commercial vehicle has left you or a family member suffering from a life-altering injury, add Michael to your team of legal professionals and benefit from having an attorney who has the passion and knowledge to fight for the highest settlement amount.
Michael Leizerman regularly engages in continuing legal education presentations around the country, including the following events in or near Florida:
Fatal Truck Accidents: 343 per year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 3,797 per year
Accident Locales: 39%(Rural), 62%(Urban)
Carrier Fact: 15% of Florida's truck accidents involve carriers whose principle place of business is not Florida.
In 93% of Florida's truck accidents, weather conditions were NOT a factor.
Interstate 4: Crossing Florida's belly like a belt, I-4 divides the state's northern and southern sections linking Daytona Beach, Orlando, Lakeland and Tampa.
Interstate 10: I-10 crosses Florida's northern panhandle links the cities of Jacksonville, Pensacola and Tallahassee.
Interstate 75: Linking America's Great Lakes Region with Florida, I-75 runs as far south as Naples, where it becomes the toll road known as "Alligator Alley", which continues on to Ft. Lauderdale.
Interstate 95: Running from the Canadian border in Maine to Miami, I-95 is a major north/south highway in America. It enters Florida near Jacksonville before passing through or near Daytona Beach, Melbourne, West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale.
