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In order to determine precisely who you will sue, you will need to assess your accident, injuries, and other damages.
Are you clear about what claims to include in your semi-truck crash lawsuit?
Just like choosing the proper defendants to sue, you will need to pick the right claim(s). To do so, you must consider:
The circumstances surrounding your catastrophic accident
The nature and extent of your injuries
Whether someone died in your car crash
What other damages you suffered and/or continue to suffer
The state or federal law governing your case
The claims that you choose will dictate what you need to prove in order to win at trial. This is important. Claims for negligent driving claim vs. faulty truck part products liability vs. wrongful death are all different. They each require plaintiffs to show different kinds of evidence in order to prevail. There are difference defenses available against each. Similarly, not all claims allow plaint
Naomi Kokkinos, 44, died in a car crash near Cloncurry on December 28.
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Subscriber only NORTH Queensland is mourning the loss of a mother who was killed in a tragic road train crash on a rural road just days after Christmas. Naomi Kokkinos, known as Nae to her friends and family, was travelling in a ute along the Barkly Highway, 26 kilometres west of Cloncurry in northwest Queensland, when the vehicle struck a road train on December 28. Ms Kokkinos, aged 44, and a 17-year-old girl who was travelling with her died in the crash. The road train driver was flown to Mt Isa Hospital for treatment.
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A truck has crashed into a power pole in Emerald, causing it fall across the road and block traffic.
Emergency services were called to reports of the incident on Egerton St about 6am Tuesday.
Police, two fire crews and Ergon attended the scene.
The busy street had to be blocked to traffic for some time.
Central Highlands Regional Council were called to remove the power pole from the roadway.
It is understood the power pole has been removed.
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Overturned Big Rig Leads To I-5 Freeway SigAlert
An overturned big rig led to a SigAlert on the I-5 Freeway near Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia Friday afternoon.
Around 3:30 p.m. Friday, emergency responders received reports of an overturned big rig on the northbound 5 Freeway near the exit for Newhall Ranch Road, according to Marvin Lim with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“It was a non-injury (crash), so a lot of units have left the scene,” Lim said.
A SigAlert has been activated due to the incident, with the northbound onramp to the 5 Freeway from the eastbound Highway 126 blocked for an unknown duration.