Over the years, our firm has handled a number of cases involving garbage trucks. While most of us are asleep, drivers of garbage trucks are already working picking up loads as early as 3 a.m. While that sounds industrious, the problem is that by 11a.m. these drivers have already been on the road for 8 hours. They drive huge vehicles that are so heavy that nothing will stand up to them.  In a residential neighborhood, the safest procedure is to have a route completed before children and others are on the street.

This case resulted from a 13 year old who was on a bicycle being struck in a crosswalk by a garbage truck. The injuries were serious, leaving the child with a 10 inch surgical scar and a permanent limp.

In the lawsuit, the garbage truck company blamed the boy’s parents for not training him on the rules of the road. Fortunately, the jury wasn’t fooled -but the garbage truck company has appealed, so it may be several years before this boy and his family receive any compensation.  Like many good cases, this is a case that took hard work and lawyers who were willing to go the distance.  For a grid you can use to evaluate who you should hire for your case, click here and to review the profile of an AVVO 10.0 rated attorney, go here.

Phillip Miller is a Tennessee Accident Attorney specializing in
Tennessee Auto Accidents, Tennessee Truck Accidents, Tennessee Wrongful Death, and Tennessee Motorcycle Accident cases.

Phillip has an AVVO rating of 10.0 (Superb), has been designated as a “Superlawyer”, and is the President Elect of the Tennessee Association for Justice.

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