The Internet is a powerful tool to help in the representation of children who have suffered injuries caused by the negligence of another.
Let's review a piece of litigation involving a child who was killed tragically when he was run over by an 18-wheeler.
I was able, via the Internet, to find out an amazing amount of information about the truck driver and his company.
You can do this too.
And the estate of the child was the beneficiary.
In many states, you can gain access to driving records.
I decided to invest a few dollars on a driving record search and may just have struck gold.
I learned that the driver of this tractor- trailer has four speeding violations and two separate careless driving violations, all in the last six years! This doesn't even count the accident involving my client.
Notwithstanding this disgraceful record, his employer permitted him to drive the streets with a loaded weapon.
We are pursuing punitive damages against this employer for negligent hiring, negligent retention and negligent entrustment of the truck.
The employer's representative informed me that they were not aware of his driving record.
Unfortunately for them, federal regulations require that the employer keep a copy of each driver's driving record in the employee's file.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
The Internet is a powerful force in leveling the litigation playing field.
A knowledgeable layperson can access information that once was the sole domain of large law firms and corporations.
It is an amazing boon to the small law firm and solo attorney as well.