Liability and claims
Potential defendants and the civil claim process, including insurance.
Entries
- Cargo loading and securement Federal performance, equipment and driver-check requirements, and why loading responsibility needs its own analysis. Updated
- Georgia truck-crash law notes Selected Georgia deadlines, fault rules and 2025 damages and evidence changes, with applicability cautions. Updated
- Leased trucks, owner-operators and contractor status Written equipment leases, carrier responsibility and the distinction between regulatory control and employment status. Updated
- Liability in truck crashes Separate questions for drivers, carriers, cargo participants, brokers and manufacturers, including a 2026 Supreme Court decision. Updated
- Motor-carrier minimum financial responsibility Federal liability minimums, their scope and why the regulatory minimum does not establish available insurance. Updated
- Truck-crash claims and litigation costs Evidence, negotiation and the stages of a civil action, plus the distinction between contingent fees and case expenses. Updated
- Wrongful death after a truck crash A fatal-crash claim is distinct from surviving injury claims; this entry explains selected Georgia provisions. Updated