Overview
Reminger's Trucking and Commercial Transportation Group is a nationally recognized leader in the defense of commercial transportation risks from the routine to the catastrophic.
Reminger's Transportation Defense Practice Group is the firm's original practice area. Initially, our founder, Dick Reminger, exclusively defended truck companies and their insurers. Over the following 60 years, our transportation practice has grown to become a nationally recognized leader in the defense of commercial transportation risks, from the routine to the catastrophic. In fact, our practice group has received a "National Tier One Ranking" by U.S. News and World Report for multiple consecutive years. The Transportation Group is composed of lawyers in our offices throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Our practice group lawyers have extensive trial experience in various specialized areas of transportation losses. This includes not only losses involving long-haul tractor trailers, but also commercial delivery vehicles, emergency response vehicles, paratransit vehicles, service utility vehicles, livery vehicles, rideshare vehicles, taxis, and buses.
Our Trucking and Commercial Transportation attorneys are active members of industry organizations such as TIDA, the Transportation Lawyers Association, the ATA, DRI's Trucking Section and the ABA Transportation Committee. We are frequent presenters at client and peer seminars.
Reminger Rapid Response Transportation Team
Our team of lawyers remain on 24-hour call for 'on-scene' assignments. Click here for the Reminger Rapid Response Transportation Team Call List. If calling during business hours, use the numbers on the form. If calling after business hours, call 877.465.3104.
Honors & Recognitions
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® ranked our Transportation Law Practice Group as National Tier 2 and Metropolitan Cleveland and Columbus Tier 1 for 2022.
Representative Clients
Representative Clients: ABF Freight Systems, Central Transport, FedEx, Heartland Express, Interstate Distributors, J.B. Hunt, Knight Transportation, Landstar Systems, Millis Transfer, Roadlink USA National, Swift Transportation, USA Truck, Waste Management, Werner Transportation, YRC Worldwide
Insurance Carriers/TPAs: AIG, Carl Warren, Carolina Casualty, Cottingham and Butler, Gallagher Bassett, Great West Casualty Company, Liberty Bell, Markel, National Indemnity, North American Risk, Occidental, Protective Insurance, RLI, Sedgwick, Westfield Insurance, Zurich Insurance
Testimonials
I have been managing trucking liability personal injury claims for over 30 years. I can safely say that the Reminger firm knows trucking liability. Frank Leonetti and Jim Turek are absolute “top shelf” lawyers. They know the business and the risks.
-George, Senior Liability Adjuster
Results
- Feb 25, 2022, Motion For Summary JudgmentMercer
Defense of tree trimming truck company against wrongful death trucking liability claim.
- Jan 15, 2021, Summary Judgment in favor of DefendantLake Superior Court Hammond, Indiana
Summary judgment for Defendant following Plaintiff’s failure to timely respond to Requests for Admission regarding liability defenses in accident involving police cruiser.
- Jan 1, 2020, Defense VerdictUnited States Disctrict Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Defense of catastrophic trucking liability personal injury claim
- Oct 8, 2019, Favorable OutcomeGreene
Defense of wrongful death case with strongly disputed liability involving a trucking accident. Last demand was $1 million and plaintiff counsel asked the jury for $3.5 million; final jury verdict was $520,233.
- Jun 20, 2019, Favorable OutcomeCuyahoga
Defense of trucking liability property damage claim.
- Nov 15, 2018, Judgment Reversed and Remanded8th District Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Tomcho, et al. v. ALTL Inc., et al.
Filing of a Motion to Vacate Judgment resulting in a reversal of a $6 million default judgment against a truck driver in a multi-vehicle accident
Result: Judgment Reversed and Remanded
- Aug 14, 2018, Defense VerdictLake
Arbitration defense of personal injuries and property damage resulting from an automobile accident
- Sep 26, 2017, Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings GrantedStark County
Defense of property damage claim in commercial trucking accident.
- Apr 15, 2015, Defense VerdictCuyahoga
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim
- Jan 12, 2015, Finding For PlaintiffToledo
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Oct 24, 2014, Judgment Affirmed2nd Appellate Dist
Nicholas R. Busbee, Administrator, et al. v. Eaton Medical Transport, Inc.
Plaintiff appealed adverse trial court judgment in commercial transportation, personal injury claim.
- Jul 11, 2014, Finding For DefendantLucas
Arbitration defense of property damage and lost profits
trucking liability claim - Jan 13, 2014, Finding For DefendantMedina
Arbitration defense of auto liability property damage claim
- Aug 30, 2013, Favorable OutcomeFranklin
Defense of trucking admitted liability personal injury claim
- Feb 19, 2013, Plaintiff VerdictRockcastle County, KY
Defense of catastrophic trucking liability case
- Nov 20, 2012, Defense VerdictKenton County, KY
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim.
- Nov 15, 2012, Favorable OutcomeLucas
Defense of wrongful death trucking liability claim
- Mar 12, 2012, Finding for Plaintiff that ODOT was solely liable for AccidentCourt Of Claims
Verdict in favor of client in prosecution of indemnity claim.
- Mar 1, 2012, Judgment Affirmed10th Appellate Dist
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Anders and Celadon Trucking
Trucking company appealed adverse trial court judgment in property damage claim
- Feb 17, 2012, Finding For DefendantGreene
Trial defense of trucking liability property damage
- Jan 4, 2012, Finding For DefenseMontgomery
Arbitration defense of trucking liability personal injury claim.
- Dec 5, 2011, Plaintiff VerdictHamilton
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Nov 16, 2011, Plaintiff VerdictFayette, KY
Defense of admitted trucking liability personal injury claim
- Nov 14, 2011, Favorable OutcomeDrake
Defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Nov 3, 2011, Finding For PlaintiffLake
Prosecution of property damage trucking liability claim
- rsNov 3, 2011, Defense VerdictLake
Defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Oct 31, 2011, Defense VerdictCuyahoga
Defense of wrongful death trucking liability claim.
- May 20, 2011, Favorable OutcomeCuyahoga
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Oct 26, 2010, Finding For PlaintiffMontgomery
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim.
- Aug 16, 2010, Plaintiff VerdictFranklin
Arbitration prosecution and defense of trucking liability property damage claim.
- Jun 21, 2010, Favorable OutcomeTrumbull
Defense of property damage trucking liability claim.
- Apr 22, 2010, Finding For DefendantCuyahoga
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Feb 3, 2010, Defense VerdictFranklin
Defense of wrongful dealth commercial transportation admitted liability claim
- Jan 11, 2010, Finding For DefendantButler County
Arbitration - Defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Jan 8, 2010, Defense VerdictButler County
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim
- Nov 20, 2009, Plaintiff VerdictLorain
Defense of admitted trucking liability personal injury claim
- Sep 11, 2009, Plaintiff VerdictUSDC - Eastern KY
Defense of admitted trucking liability personal injury case
- Aug 12, 2009, Defense VerdictCuyahoga
Defense of trucking liability property damage claim
- Jul 14, 2009, Plaintiff VerdictLucas
Defense of trucking clear liability personal injury case
- Jun 19, 2009, Plaintiff VerdictUSDC, Northern Disc. Western.
Defense of admitted trucking liability claim
- Mar 17, 2009, Plaintiff AwardCuyahoga
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Mar 13, 2009, Plaintiff VerdictFloyd - KY
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim.
- Feb 25, 2009, Defense VerdictLorain
Defense of trucking liability personal injury claim.
- Feb 20, 2009, Finding For DefenseFranklin
Arbitration defense of property damage trucking liability claim
- Jan 20, 2009, Defense VerdictHuron
Defense and prosecution of multiple vehicle trucking liability personal injury and property damage claims.
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- Co-ChairCleveland
- Co-ChairColumbus
- Co-ChairFt. Mitchell
- Indianapolis
- Cincinnati
- Toledo
- Ft. Mitchell
- Louisville
- Cleveland
- Youngstown
All Practice Group Attorneys
- James J. Turek
- Kevin P. Foley
- John M. Dunn
- Nicholas G. Brunette
- Robert W. Hojnoski
- David R. Hudson
- Jennifer J. Jandes
- B. Scott Jones
- Frank Leonetti, III
- Brandon L. Abshier
- Brittany Asmus
- Alex M. Beeman
- Ralph E. Burnham
- Mark R. Bush
- Molly E. Davis
- Julian T. Emerson
- Kenneth L. Finley
- Michael P. Gilbride
- Anthony L. Holton
- Houston Hum
- Alexander Hyman
- Leslie L. Kizziar
- Danielle J. Lewis
- Robert Lotz
- Steven Lowery
- Mark A. MacDonald
- Michael M. Mahon
- Samuel A. Meadows
- Ronald A. Mingus
- Michael P. Murphy
- Anthony Pernice
- Mick L. Proxmire
- J. Kelly Ratliff
- Codie J. Ross
- James P. Scheidler
- Matthew L. Schrader
- Mrinali Sethi
- Timothy B. Spille
- Lauren M. Spuzzillo
- Matthew A. Taulbee
- Michael J. Valentine
- Robert D. Warner
- Trevor Wells
- Robert S. Yallech