Description
Thousands of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are killed or sustain life-altering injuries because of roadside hazards and poor roadway design. The most typical are sight obstructions, pavement edge drops, construction and maintenance work zones, faulty guardrails, or fixed objects too close to the road.
Because many states have repealed or scaled back sovereign immunity over the past several decades, roadway defect tort claims against governmental entities have increased. But there are often other potential defendants, including utility companies, business owners who obstruct views, other drivers, and contractors and subcontractors doing roadway construction (or the entity that hired them).
Many times, it is a combination of design and as-built factors that create a dangerous road condition. What may have been a reasonable design 50 years ago may have become dangerous as conditions changed.
Listen as this experienced panel reviews how to pursue or defend dangerous and hazardous roadway cases.
Presented By
Mr. Langino is Of Counsel at Cohen Milstein and a member of the firm’s Complex Tort Litigation practice group, focusing on truck accidents, products liability, catastrophic injury and wrongful death, and managed care abuse litigation.
For over twenty years, Mr. Miersma has been representing Southern California trucking companies, builders, design professionals and general business owners in all aspects of complex litigation, transportation, and general liability matters. He brings a unique insider perspective to his practice from working in the transportation and construction industries prior to earning his law degree, giving him an incomparable understanding of his clients’ business needs.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- Introduction
- Identifying defendants
- Elements of plaintiffs' case
- Defense strategies
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Who is responsible for keeping roadways safe and for the location and maintenance of utility poles and other structures?
- Is a governmental entity always immune from suit?
- What type of experts may be useful or needed in roadway hazard suits?
- What information should be sought in discovery?
- What are good strategies for making or opposing summary judgment?
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