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) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]