Commercial Transportation



Catastrophic injuries and death often result when large commercial vehicles, trucks, buses and tractor trailers are operated negligently. The attorneys at Lewis & Roberts generally only handle motor vehicle cases involving serious personal injury and death, or those involving commercial transporters. Litigation against truck drivers and their employers are often more complicated then the simple rear-end collision involving two cars. National trucking companies and their drivers are subject to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations which includes approximately 400 separate rules and regulations for the safe operation, maintenance and upkeep of commercial motor vehicles. The purpose and scope of the federal regulations is defined to "help reduce or prevent truck and bus accidents, fatalities, and injuries." Our experience has shown that commercial transporters often cut corners and fail to comply with the required safety regulations.

The attorneys in the litigation section of Lewis & Roberts have successfully handled scores of cases involving trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles in which multiple deaths and serious personal injuries have occurred. The uniqueness of litigation involving these types of accidents requires attorneys familiar with governmental regulations and the experience to determine whether a commercial vehicle was acting in violation of the regulations. Additionally, the complexity of these cases and the resources necessary to prosecute them requires a firm which has a track record in representing victims and family members of those suffering from catastrophic injuries or death. The litigation section of Lewis & Roberts has that experience.