Practices

Sedgwick's experienced trial lawyers provide unique expertise in handling litigation in the transportation industry. Our attorneys are thoroughly familiar with the technology, experts, and governmental regulations unique to this specialized field. We act as national coordinating counsel and regional counsel for various transportation companies.  Our role is not limited to monitoring cases, but actually defending cases throughout the United States and South America. 

Sedgwick's experienced trial lawyers provide unique expertise in handling litigation in the transportation industry. Our attorneys are thoroughly familiar with the technology, experts, and governmental regulations unique to this specialized field. We act as national coordinating counsel and regional counsel for various transportation companies.  Our role is not limited to monitoring cases, but actually defending cases throughout the United States and South America. 

Sedgwick lawyers have been leaders in the industry creating “go teams” to respond to incidents immediately after they happen.  It is not unusual for Sedgwick counsel to receive calls in the middle of the night from air or surface transportation carriers, notifying them of catastrophic injuries or deaths and seeking advice and counsel. Often Sedgwick attorneys are at the scene of catastrophes within hours at the request of clients.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in cases involving mechanical and maintenance defects, driver fatigue, fleet safety practices, regulatory violations, visibility and road conditions, safety technology, negligent hiring, substance abuse, indemnity agreements, coverage and subrogation issues, and hauler/sub-hauler relations.  We have represented bus lines, household good carriers, freight forwarders, less than truckload, truckload, tank, dump, drive-away courier carriers as well as various transportation brokers, shippers and insurers.

The firm has acted on behalf of clients dealing with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, as well as various state and local municipalities.  Our transportation team is well versed in the federal regulations pertaining to the transportation industry.

We have tried numerous serious cases presenting unique factual and legal issues requiring special expertise in the transportation industry.  Several of our lawyers have attended the Mayflower Transit, Inc.'s Practical Transportation Training Institute for Litigation Attorneys at the Mayflower Transportation Training Center for Drivers located at Carmel, Indiana, and have completed the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course for Professional Truck Drivers and completed training for safe handling and transportation of hazardous materials.

Our attorneys frequently provide advice and counsel on business issues relating to the transportation industry.  We present in-house seminars and draft company policies for our clients.  Our lawyers are frequent national CLE speakers in the transportation industry.
Sedgwick lawyers also have strong working relationships with qualified, credible consultants in accident reconstruction, human factors, fleet safety practices, driver standard of care, biomechanics medicine, vocational rehabilitation and private investigation.

Sedgwick's experienced trial lawyers provide unique expertise in handling litigation in the transportation industry. Our attorneys are thoroughly familiar with the technology, experts, and governmental regulations unique to this specialized field. We act as national coordinating counsel and regional counsel for various transportation companies.  Our role is not limited to monitoring cases, but actually defending cases throughout the United States and South America. 

Sedgwick lawyers have been leaders in the industry creating “go teams” to respond to incidents immediately after they happen.  It is not unusual for Sedgwick counsel to receive calls in the middle of the night from air or surface transportation carriers, notifying them of catastrophic injuries or deaths and seeking advice and counsel. Often Sedgwick attorneys are at the scene of catastrophes within hours at the request of clients.

Our attorneys have extensive experience in cases involving mechanical and maintenance defects, driver fatigue, fleet safety practices, regulatory violations, visibility and road conditions, safety technology, negligent hiring, substance abuse, indemnity agreements, coverage and subrogation issues, and hauler/sub-hauler relations.  We have represented bus lines, household good carriers, freight forwarders, less than truckload, truckload, tank, dump, drive-away courier carriers as well as various transportation brokers, shippers and insurers.

The firm has acted on behalf of clients dealing with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration, as well as various state and local municipalities.  Our transportation team is well versed in the federal regulations pertaining to the transportation industry.

We have tried numerous serious cases presenting unique factual and legal issues requiring special expertise in the transportation industry.  Several of our lawyers have attended the Mayflower Transit, Inc.'s Practical Transportation Training Institute for Litigation Attorneys at the Mayflower Transportation Training Center for Drivers located at Carmel, Indiana, and have completed the National Safety Council's Defensive Driving Course for Professional Truck Drivers and completed training for safe handling and transportation of hazardous materials.

Our attorneys frequently provide advice and counsel on business issues relating to the transportation industry.  We present in-house seminars and draft company policies for our clients.  Our lawyers are frequent national CLE speakers in the transportation industry.
Sedgwick lawyers also have strong working relationships with qualified, credible consultants in accident reconstruction, human factors, fleet safety practices, driver standard of care, biomechanics medicine, vocational rehabilitation and private investigation.