Over the past few years, there has been a surge in nuclear verdicts against the trucking industry. Nuclear verdicts are jury judgments that award penalties over $10 million. This warrants a focus by trucking fleets on risk management, as such verdicts can force companies to declare bankruptcy, adding to the distress already prevalent in the industry today.
One of the primary reasons for such massive verdicts is the lack of exculpatory evidence on the part of the trucking companies, making it a...
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