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In this episode of Coopers' Code, Miles Cooper sits down with Andrea Posey and Corey Jollie, Coopers LLP, to unpack the Lockhart trucking case: a catastrophic crash on Portland, Oregon’s Fremont Bridge that left 37-year-old Air Force veteran Richard Lockhart with permanent T4 paraplegia after a Freightliner driver — fatigued and operating far beyond federal hours-of-service limits — slammed into stopped traffic. They walk through how the case was built, how discovery abuse shaped the litigation, and how the team secured a record-setting Oregon judgment of $142,412,198.88. The episode also gets into the practical mechanics behind the result: disproving a brake-failure narrative through truck data, analyzing roadway conditions on the Fremont Bridge, using sanctions to establish key liability findings, presenting a prima facie damages case, and pursuing a second phase through broker negligence after requested excess insurance coverage was never actually found. It is a sharp look at what successful trucking case prosecution really requires when catastrophic harm meets thin coverage and difficult defendants. If you’re an attorney or individual with a trucking case: know that successfully navigating the complexities of trucking litigation requires special expertise. Whether you are looking for a relentless co-counsel or simply want to brainstorm a strategy for your own trucking case, reach out to the Coopers team today. - Phone: +1(415)434-2111 - Email: info@coopers.law More about - Miles: https://www.coopers.law/miles-b-cooper/ [https://www.coopers.law/miles-b-cooper/] - Andrea: https://www.coopers.law/andrea-posey/ [https://www.coopers.law/andrea-posey/] - Corey: https://www.coopers.law/corey-jollie/ [https://www.coopers.law/corey-jollie/] *** You can also watch the episodes on our Youtube channel [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsrwuaXxneEY1IaYMoucKoLNo2NB7RAuv&si=DojTsnKHXkOnQeza]! Hosted by Miles Cooper [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coopersllp-miles-cooper] Produced by Mauro Serra [https://it.linkedin.com/in/maurokenjiserra] | Kenji Productions [https://www.kenjiproductions.com/] Recorded & Co-produced by Zach Morvant [https://linkedin.com/in/zachmorvant] | www.zmorvant.com [https://www.zmorvant.com/] Music by The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble Rate/Leave a review on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5em7FpIpMqeIGHGpoupluC]and Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coopers-code/id1679622653] Questions, comments, feedback and suggestion? Email us at: podcast@coopers.law [podcast@coopers.law] Read Coopers' Code [https://www.coopers.law/coopers-code/] & articles and publications [https://www.coopers.law/articles/]
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