Consent to Settle by Insured Required by Louisiana Supreme Court?
On February 8, I was honored to co-chair with Randy Metzger of Lancer Insurance the Trucking Industry Defense Association’s Advanced Conference in San Diego. This purpose [...]
Will Trucking Company “DAC Background Checks” Violate Title VII Because Discriminatory Impact?
I recently posted information on Linked In about the EEOC strategy to pursue claims against employers using a blanket approach to background checks of criminal history and credit [...]
Louisiana Still on the Watch List of Judicial Hellholes!
The American Tort Reform Association has dropped South Florida from its annual Judicial Hellholes list after nine years, thanks to automobile insurance personal injury protection reforms, [...]
Hodge-Podge Points for Giving Deposition
To finish out what I started several weeks ago about depositions, I want to end this blog series with a few hodge-podge, miscellaneous points that you may not have been advised. [...]
Tricky Deposition Questions
The following are a list of “Tricky Questions” often used in depositions. It would behoove you to pay attention to these tricks before your next deposition. The question is asked out [...]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Media: Have a Plan
The following is guest blog from Andy Sievers of Safety Services, LLC* Every Safety Director that I know lives in dread of a school bus accident. The thought of one of their trucks [...]
Arguments to Make if CSA (Comprehensive Safety Analysis) Data is Attempted to Prove Liabilty
IN a recent presentation to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the American Trucking Association submitted several concerns about the Comprehensive Safety Analysis [...]
Top Ten Concerns of Trucking Industry
At an American Trucking Association’s meeting in Las Vegas last year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released its 2012 top ten issues in the trucking industry, [...]
Toxicology Expert Issues in Trucking Cases
Toxicology 1. United States District Court, D. Kansas. Tammy Fanning v. Sitton Motor Lines, Inc. and James F. Duke, Defendant. Case No. 08CV2464 CM/DJW 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116809, 2010 WL [...]
Recent Cases on Experts in Reconstruction Issues in Trucking Accidents
The following cases address the expertise of various reconstruction and the scope of accident investigator’s testimony. We often get requests about Lew Grill. There are two opinions [...]