A lawsuit has been filed and probably will be treated as a "nuisance case"  wherein it is cheaper for the business to pay it off instead of going to court.  This would depend on the legal precedence of the case.  The fact still remains that this is newsworthy material which  is acceptable for print.  Had there been deaths involved in the incident we would be looking at a "wrongful death suit" and the reporting credence would have been further supported by a fatality.  Bottom line it is prudent as an individual who will   incur possibly injury to themselves or others to verify the limits of the equipment that belongs to them.  Had someone else, a total stranger, been injured as a result of the accident the owners of the truck and trailer may have been culpable for any and all damages.