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Judge to weigh adding multiple defendants in deadly box-truck crash; parties disagree on scope of joinder
Summary
Plaintiffs in a wrongful-death suit over an October 2023 box-truck crash urged Judge Tammy Long Hayward on June 4 to add four defendants — a safety consultant (LMSC), a staffing firm (Cornerstone), an individual supervisor (David Collins) and the buyer of assets (What Chefs Want) — saying discovery shows each may have contributed to the driver's fatigue.
Plaintiffs seeking damages after a fatal October 2023 box-truck crash asked Clayton County State Court on June 4 to add four defendants to the case, saying depositions and documentary discovery support claims of negligent hiring, training and supervision that contributed to the driver falling asleep behind the wheel.
Heath Brooks, counsel for the plaintiffs, told the court the driver fell asleep on recorded dash-cam video and that discovery shows multiple hours-of-service violations. Brooks said depositions revealed a safety consultant known as LMSC and its lead, Stuart Singleton, performed driver interviews, training and hours-of-service monitoring; that a staffing company, Cornerstone, provided the driver's helper; and that the operator's sale of…
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