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 15 Trial Tips for  Novice Trucking Defense Attorneys (or “Other” Attorneys)
By Mark Perkins
In Litigation
Posted April 9, 2016

15 Trial Tips for Novice Trucking Defense Attorneys (or “Other” Attorneys)

As you may know, I started my legal career as a prosecutor. I literally tried hundreds of  bench trial and scores of jury trials. In five years as a prosecutor, I was fortunate to have tried more [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Insurance Coverage, Litigation
Posted April 4, 2015

How to Dismiss Direct Action Against Excess Insurer When Trucking Company Has Sufficient Coverage

Many excess insurance carriers get nervous when sued under Louisiana’s Direct Action Statute and want us to get them dismissed.   However, under the Direct Action Statute (La. R.S. [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Accident Investigation, Litigation
Posted January 4, 2015

Defense Guidelines for Truck Driver Interview

Much of this information, you may already have available electronically, but I have a checklist available in  PDF or Word version. Please let me know and I will forward it to you. [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Litigation
Posted September 24, 2014

Every Driver Has A Story

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By Mark Perkins
In Discovery, Litigation
Posted September 10, 2014

Summary of Cellphone Laws by State

The following is a great asset for a quick reference to the cellphone laws in each state. Thanks to Harvey Mensch with ATTIC for sending to me. Thanks to the Insurance Institute for Highway [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Employment Law, Litigation
Posted June 5, 2014

Checklist to Prevent Employer Liability for Improper Background Checks

The following is fully attributed to +Rick Norman for  the excellent outline of the legal issues of properly conducting background check of prospective employees. An employer who hires [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Accident Investigation, Litigation
Posted June 27, 2013

Crazy Busy, but Don’t Forget to Preserve the Evidence!

I wish I had the time to blog  a more informative post this week, but since last week, the following  have inundated me: problems with my father problems with the server in the cloud [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Litigation
Posted June 6, 2013

Checklist for Great Jury Instructions

In the past, I have blogged about and shared “standard voir dire” questions, but the following is to assist with instructions given to the jury. I am not presenting actual suggestions [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Discovery, Litigation
Posted May 23, 2013

Another Battle Over the Discoverability of Social Media

I cannot understand how anyone can make the argument with a straight face that social media posts of the plaintiff are not relevant. Surely the posts of a the plaintiffs’s activities before [...]

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By Mark Perkins
In Employment Law, Litigation
Posted February 14, 2013

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 [...]

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