The firm achieved another legal success when the Accident victims of several mishaps arising from wrong highway repaving that created tricky riding surfaces which gave rise to crashes were awarded $25 million compensation by the Charleston Personal Injury Lawyers at Tanenbaum Law. This case not only redressed wrong for hundreds of affected motorists but also ensured that new safety measures where put in place to stop other similar incidence from recurring.
The complaint was brought against a state highway department and a contractor hired for resurfacing a part of an interstate highway. Tanenbaum Law further discovered that the repaving was done in a reckless manner with flat parts of the highway being created where water could pool during a rainstorm. This water ponding thus compounded the situation such that cars would slide on the water leading to many accidents.
Championing Victims of Negligence
The motor vehicle and trucking accident lawyers at Tanenbaum Law were determined in their effort to create a strong case against those who were negligent. Presenting expert witness, accident statistics and high-level topographic analysis with extreme road construction, the firm proved that negligence dozes of the contractor resulted in dangerous situation.
“We were looking not only for monetary damages but justice as well for all the victims,” a lead Charleston accident lawyer from the Tanenbaum Law firm said. In this regard, they said: “This settlement is a great example that demonstrates a need to ensure proper and proper construction standards most especially where construction is along major highways where public lives are at risk.”
The historical village and transformational survival.
A Historic Settlement and Lifesaving Change
The $25 million recovery is in some ways more historic for the victims and their families of the wet-weather accidents that left many terribly injured and bereft. Furthermore, the case has led to an important procedural reform in the state highway department excluding even a petty case from work upto the trial.
The concrete development of the new procedure in the highway department, contractors are mandated to contribute topographical surveys in pre and post repaving projects. These surveys avoid having new paved roads with low areas prone to water interventions that cause hydroplaning by ensuring correct profiling and absence of flat parts.
“This is not just legal; rather it should be a triumph for public safety,” said. “This new procedures will help save lives through ensuring that only standard and safe highways are constructed, and or maintained.”
Advocating for Highway Safety Nationwide
The case also reveals an imperative need to exercise keen observation in the construction, as well as the management of highways. Highways today occupy thousands of miles across a country, so grading and drainage plays a critical role in avoiding accidents and thus keeping motorists safe.
Tanenbaum Law’s success in this case sends a powerful message to contractors and state agencies nationwide: compromising on safety is inept and will not be tolerated by the organization. The firm continues to support the rights of victims of negligence and the promotion of safe practices in all aspects that concern motor vehicles operations.
About Tanenbaum Law
Tanenbaum Law is a nationally practicing legal company that focuses on motor vehicle and trucking accident cases to represent legal help for negligent accident victims. The firm’s attorneys do not accept when people lose their lives on the roads or suffer from unfathomable injuries due to negligence and will ensure to make whoever is at fault face the consequences.
