Key topics in today’s conversation include:
- Andrea’s background and experience (2:23)
- The importance of driver cooperation in incidents and accidents (7:17)
- The driver’s impact on other litigation in the industry (10:28)
- Importance of dash cam footage (15:35)
- Cell Phone usage and distraction (20:00)
- Differences between vicarious liability and independent negligence (22:42)
- Plaintiff attorneys targeting trucking companies (23:55)
- The rise of nuclear verdicts (26:14)
- Why lawsuits are often delayed in being filed (34:31)
- The role of attorneys in defending truck drivers (35:30)
- Advice to encourage driver cooperation in legal matters (36:25)
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