"Emplolyee Negligence" Posts

A deadly crash in Springfield, Missouri caused by a truck driver (an immigrant who was appealing an order of deportation by the Department of Homeland Security) raises anew the liability risks that employers face.

On Wednesday morning, March 28, 2013, the trucking firm employee, who was driving from California to Missouri, plowed into the back of a car sitting at a stop sign, killing both the driver and a passenger.

The truck was estimated to be traveling at 60 mph in a 40 mph zone. The driver of the truck was also in violation of the Department of Transportation ‘Hours …