TORT LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH POLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN FLORIDA. FINAL REPORT

The main objectives of this research project were to examine the tort liability associated with pole-vehicle accidents in the State of Florida, to review the State's indemnifications to utility companies, and to investigate the tort liability resulting from pole-vehicle accidents faced by utilities, insurances and selected cities in Florida. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 is an introduction. Chapter 2 presents a summary of the literature review. Chapter 3 reviews pertinent legal cases related to highway accidents and focuses on court rulings in Florida. Chapter 4 describes the information obtained by reviewing tort files of public agencies, and also presents the results of the surveys conducted with utility companies, insurance agencies, and other public and private organizations. Finally, the study's conclusions and recommendations are presented in Chapter 5.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Department of Civil Engineering, P.O. Box 116580
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32611-6580

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Haydon Burns Building, 605 Suwanee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32301

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Najafi, F T
  • Nassar, F E
• Publication Date: 1993-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 77 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Court decisions; Guides to the literature; Indemnity; Legal action; Literature reviews; Recommendations; Tort liability
• Uncontrolled Terms: Utility companies
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Old TRIS Terms: Indemnifications; Pole-vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Research; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00629092
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FDOT Proj 99700-7553-010, UF No. 49104504-33212, WPI No. 0510591
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 17 1993 12:00AM