Why the Trucking Industry Is More Concerned Than Ever About Lawsuit Abuse—and Why That Concern Is Justified

Two Factors Driving the Concerns Nuclear Verdicts. The industry is clearly concerned about the increase in nuclear verdicts against trucking industry defendants—and for good reason. As the report notes, in recent years, some verdicts against trucking industry defendants have exceeded $100 million. And “thermonuclear” verdicts (exceeding $100 million) against corporate defendants are on the rise.[ii] Third-Party […]