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Due to the size and weight advantage of large commercial trucks that share the road with standard cars, the aftermath of a truck accident is a devastating, chaotic scene, especially when it results in serious, catastrophic, or fatal injuries to motorists in smaller vehicles. Unfortunately, even as a truck accident victim in Montana recovers from…

Large commercial trucks far outweigh standard family cars, looming over them with the tank-like structure of a garbage truck or an immense, fully loaded 18-wheeler weighing as much as 80,000 pounds. Over 70% of those injured or killed in truck accidents are motorists in other vehicles, not the truck driver. If you lost a loved…

Beck, Amsden & Stalpes is honored to support the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) in its work to expand access to prosthetic care worldwide. Through a sponsorship in honor of Bozeman’s Bri Daniels—an adaptive ski instructor with Eagle Mount and an amputee herself—ROMP will help send Bri to Ecuador, where she will climb Cotopaxi, one…

Large commercial trucks are critical aspects of the nation’s supply chain, bringing goods and services into and out of Montana. Because trucks regularly cross state lines and sometimes national borders, they are subject to federal regulation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has laws in place to regulate all aspects of trucking, with crucial…

Bozeman, Montana – Trucking Safety & Medical Examiner Negligence Our client stopped to help a stranded semi on a winter night. Minutes later, a chain-reaction crash caused life-changing injuries. The Bozeman personal injury lawyers at Beck, Amsden & Stalpes, PLLC proved that a certified medical examiner should never have cleared the truck driver to be…

Key Takeaways: The two deadliest ten-mile road stretches in Montana are both located on I-90, with one near Missoula and the other near Bozeman. Each recorded 7 fatal crashes and 8 fatalities over a five-year period. I-90 accounts for eight of the nine deadliest road segments in the state. I-15 accounts for one. Fatal crashes…

Unlike the few no-fault car accident states in the U.S., Montana is one of the majority of states with a fault-based insurance system where the party responsible for the accident is financially accountable for the damages caused to others, like medical expenses, lost earnings, and compensation for pain and suffering. Typically, a Montana car accident…

Beck, Amsden & Stalpes, PLLC represents the Stevenson family of Miles City, Montana, owners of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Homes, in a significant lawsuit against Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, former insurance broker Joshoa Gardner, and several affiliated financial entities. The family alleges they were misled into purchasing high-risk financial products that caused substantial financial…

All car accidents with injuries are frightening, painful, and traumatic, but few accident scenes are as devastating as crashes involving large commercial trucks. A fully loaded truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, looming over standard family cars weighing around 4,000 pounds. This weight discrepancy leaves motorists vulnerable to serious or catastrophic injuries in…

Montana is a booming, busy state. The state’s flourishing agriculture, forestry, mining, and manufacturing industries cause Montana’s highways and rural routes to be commonly congested with large commercial trucks. A fully loaded semi-tractor-trailer truck can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds, far outsizing an average 4,000-pound family car. Dump trucks, garbage trucks, and box trucks…