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How commercial truck crash settlements have changed over the past decade, including the rise of 'nuclear verdicts'

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Commercial truck crash cases have become more costly over the past decade, particularly when a collision causes death, permanent disability, or years of medical care. But there is no reliable national database showing the average truck crash settlement or how that figure has changed year by year.

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    How commercial truck crash settlements have changed over the past decade, including the rise of 'nuclear verdicts' (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Commercial truck crash cases have become more costly over the past decade, particularly when a collision causes death, permanent disability, or years of medical care. But there is no reliable national database showing the average truck crash settlement or how that figure has changed year by year.

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