Frustration over the CSA Continues
A few weeks ago, I submitted a blog on ways to defend when CSA ratings are used against a trucking company. The post here and on Linked in created a volume of opinions. I share a few of [...]
Routine Inspections Impact CSA Ratings for “Out of Service”
State rankings for overall inspection intensity are based on two measurements: • Total truck and driver inspections performed over the first two years of the Compliance Safety Accountability [...]
Why Trucking Companies are not easy to defend…
I enjoy working with trucking companies and truck drivers, but it’s no place for sissies or those who want to “win” every case. Why? Because of three stereotypes: Trucks [...]
Why the Billable Hour Gets a Bad Reputation!
“THAT bill shall know no limits,” wrote one DLA Piper lawyer to another in 2010 in what the firm is now calling “unfortunate banter” between associates about work for a client. But , [...]
Will Trucking Defense Attorneys Make Any Money in 2013?
Trucking 2013 forecast: not great but not gloomy ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello calls the pressure on fleets to replace aging equipment “The New Diesel Fuel.” (The Trucker: LYNDON FINNEY) [...]
Another Checklist for Rapid Response to Catastrophic Accident
DISCLAIMER: The following are the thoughts and impressions of Christy Comstock at he law firm of Everett& Wales in Fayetteville, AR and have not been adopted, [...]
Punitive Damages Against Bar Owner in Alabama
My friend and client, Mehdi Arradizadeh, Risk Director at Anderson Trucking Service, Inc., recently reported about a case in Alabama: It is common knowledge that drunk driving [...]
Continuing: Trends, Risks in Criminal Background Checks
EEOC Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2013-2016 will focus on eliminating barriers in hiring/recruitment including review of blanket review of criminal background checks and credit history. [...]
Imperative for Due Diligence in Selecting Motor Carriers
Recently,an Oregon jury returned a verdict of nearly $5.2 million to the family of a man who was killed by a commercial motor vehicle. The verdict in Linhart v Heyl Logistics, LLC, No. 10-3100- [...]
Amistad Case Opens in Supreme Court in 1839
On February 22 of 1841, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments on the “Amistads” In July 1839, while en route between two Cuban ports, a group of 53 Africans aboard La [...]