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A study from Marathon Strategies found that the trucking and automotive industries faced a combined 15 multimillion-dollar verdicts last year totaling jury awards of more than $1.4 billion.

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A St. Louis court has drastically reduced a $462 million jury verdict issued against trailer manufacturer Wabash in connection with a 2019 fatal accident.

Per the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, frivolous lawsuits are estimated to cost the average U.S. household more than $4,000 per year, as measured in tort costs incurred by each state.

In 2024, trucking navigated infrastructure investments and lingering economic challenges. Pressing concerns were truck parking shortages, legal battles and nuclear jury verdicts.

Werner attorney Thomas Wright told the court that driver Shiraz Ali could not have foreseen that a pickup truck would suddenly cross an icy divided highway and strike the carrier’s truck.

An Alabama state jury has issued a $160 million verdict against DTNA in a product liability case involving a driver who became quadriplegic after a 2022 rollover accident.

Wabash National Corp. said it is reviewing its legal options after a jury handed down $462 million in damages against the trailer manufacturer after a fatal crash.

The Texas Trucking Association and another advocacy group have filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Texas Supreme Court asking that it reject a $100 million lower-court accident verdict against Werner Enterprises.

WASHINGTON — While nuclear verdicts in accident litigation are a major concern in the industry, it’s the nuclear settlements that litigation expert Steve Wood said are more problematic.