AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY / TRANSPORTATION
Primary Contact Attorney: Michael P. Hooks
Our attorneys handle all aspects of vehicle collision and bicycle accident cases, including defending product manufacturers, individuals, transportation companies, drivers, and commercial defendants. Our case handling includes accidents involving construction activity and construction sites. We provide services from early on-scene investigation (to protect evidence) through trial and, where necessary, through appeal.
Attorneys Who Practice in This Area:
Carl E. Forsberg
Nathan L. Furman
William C. "Chris" Gibson
Michael P. Hooks
Maggie Bruya Kirschner
James B. Meade
Ann C. McCormick
Patrick G. Middleton
Ken M. Roessler
Roy A. Umlauf
Representative Matters:
We represented an insurance carrier facing a claim for uninsured motorist coverage following an accident caused by a vehicle component left in the highway. Plaintiff alleged the vehicle part was left by a phantom vehicle which qualified as an uninsured vehicle. We prevailed on summary judgment by showing plaintiff could not establish that the vehicle part ended up on the highway as the result of an accident.
Our attorneys have represented trucking companies in cases arising from multi-vehicle accidents, resolving multiple claims within available insurance policy limits.
We successfully defended and the trial court and Court of Appeals an insurance carrier facing a claim its insured was "operating" a vehicle by encouraging the driver to race another vehicle.
We have represented drivers of all types of vehicles in catastrophic injury litigation.
