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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted March 15, 2012

Louisiana Anti-Indemnification Statute May be in Jeapardy!

Shippers, particularly the paper and chemical companies, have had substantial influence in Louisiana. One area of influence in the past has been that trucking companies must indemnify shippers [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted March 2, 2012

Back from the Amazon — did I miss anything?

For over ten days, I was travelling along the tributaries of the great Amazon River in the rain forest of northern Brazil. I was completely disconnected from society. No cellphone, no laptop, no [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted February 24, 2012

On the Amazon River in Brazil, South America

Hey all. You are getting this post while I am on a mission in  South America. I am on the Amazon River in Brazil working with Amazon Outreach. I have been sleeping on a boat (see the picture [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted February 17, 2012

Attorney Selection Checklist

For over twenty five years I have practiced law. I have had some incredibly difficult cases, difficult clients and difficult adversaries. I have also had great clients and admirable [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted February 10, 2012

Louisiana Supreme Court rules workers comp Claimant is not entitled to recover meds paid by Medicaid/nor meds written off by Medicaid!

Specifically the Louisiana Supreme Court reasoned:   “Medicaid is a free medical service, and no consideration is given by a patient to obtain Medicaid benefits. As a result, claimant would [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted February 3, 2012

Negligent Hiring Claims in Trucking Defense Litigation

Chris Tanke reported “The current driver shortage is only expected to worsen in the future as more drivers either retire or leave the industry. Temptation to deviate from your standard [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted January 26, 2012

Changes in Deadline for Removal to Federal Court Effective Now

New legislation signed on December 7, 2011 changing the law regarding the removal of cases to federal court. The newly enacted legislation took effect on January 6, 2012 and alters the existing [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted January 19, 2012

More Than You Ever Wanted to Know on Excluding Admissibility of Social Security Administration Findings of Disability From Tort Claim

I am about to present you with WAY MORE  than you may ever want to read, but a very thorough argument to prevent the introduction of evidence in liability lawsuit of the SSA [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted January 12, 2012

NTSB Recommends Ban on ALL Handheld Devices!

The following was recently reported by M. Alex Johnson of MSNBC: The government’s transportation safety experts recommended to ban all American drivers from using portable electronic [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In General
Posted January 5, 2012

New HOS To Be Implemented by July 1, 2013

The FMCSA has just released its final Hours of  Service Rule and carriers are expected to comply by July 1, 2013. However, like  so many other government regulations, I wonder [...]

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