Liability Risk and Insurance
Transport department responsible for road curb
The widow of truck driver Richard Meek sued the Michigan Department of Transport (MDOT) for failure to design, construct and
maintain a safe highway. Exiting from 1-94 to 1-96, the truck slid into a barrier, overturned and burst into flames. The original
award of US$4.3mn was reduced by 45% as he was partly responsible through speeding.