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Garbage Collector Loses Sovereign Immunity Because Accident Happened During Mere “Normal Driving”

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Picking up trash is one of those unglamorous but essential government functions that we take for granted right up until a couple pick-ups in a row are missed.  In those moments we all learn just how essential it is that the...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Recovering Damages in Tallahassee Truck Accident Lawsuits: Understanding Your Rights

Truck accident lawsuits are far more complicated than cases involving ordinary car accidents for a number of reasons. Because trucks are commercial vehicles, accidents tend to bring lawyers onto the scene with unbelievable...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Impact of Federal Regulations on Tallahassee Truck Accident Claims

Federal government agencies such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration work vigilantly to research the causes of truck accidents and ways to improve safety for truckers and other motorists on the road. While the...more

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Colorado Springs Personal Injury Lawyer Explains Semi Truck Laws and Truck Driver Rights

Colorado's scenic highways and bustling urban centers are home to a constant flow of commercial truck traffic. With this heavy presence of large vehicles comes the need for robust laws and regulations to ensure safety for all...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

FAQs: What You Need to Know After a Truck Accident in Florida

Truck accidents often have serious consequences. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a truck accident, you could be facing significant and long-term losses. You may be entitled to financial compensation (the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FMCSA To Accept Public Comments In Response To Petitions Seeking Waiver Of Meal And Rest Period Preemption Determination On Behalf...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 26, 2023, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) announced they would be accepting comments from the public in response to multiple petitions requesting waivers from the...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Identifying the Defendants in a Florida Truck Accident Case

Trucking accidents can have a devastating impact on the victim’s life. This is, in part, due to the fact that passenger cars are no match for an oncoming semi. While such accidents often result in greater injuries than a...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Impact of Comparative Fault in Florida Truck Accident Cases

Florida is like most other states in that a victim can still receive compensation even if they were partially liable for a trucking accident. In early 2023, however, our state adopted a system that is known as “modified...more

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Missouri’s Hands-Free Law Takes Effect, Prohibiting Handheld Cell Phone Use While Driving

Employers with employees in Missouri who drive as a part of their employment may want to take appropriate measures to inform employees of a new law that prohibits the use of cell phones and other handheld devices while...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Understanding the Role of Negligence in Truck Accidents in Florida

Being hit by a semi-truck can leave a victim seriously injured and unsure as to what they should do next. Understanding how the law applies to your situation can quickly become complicated. This is, in part, due to the fact...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Checklist for Booking Shipments via Brokers

With the effects of the pandemic and recession being felt through­out the transportation industry, our firm has seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and consignees for nonpayment, where the...more

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Second Circuit Again Considers if Bakery Goods Drivers Are Excluded Under the FAA Because They Are “Transportation Workers”. The...

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While the Supreme Court’s opinion in Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, 142 S. Ct. 1783 (2022), brought needed clarity to the analysis of the class of workers excluded as “transportation workers” by the residual clause of the...more

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Automotive and Trucking Accidents in the U.S. with Foreign Defendants: What Insurers Need to Know

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Attorneys Mike Forte and Vince Saccomando discuss defense strategies for automotive and trucking accidents in the U.S. with both foreign and U.S. defendants. They outline what insurers should know in handling these claims...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Unpaid Motor Carrier Claims: What Shippers Can Do to Reduce the Risk of Liability When Using Third-Party Brokers

With the effects of the ongoing pandemic and ever-changing economic conditions being felt throughout the transportation industry, our firm has recently seen an increase in claims by unpaid motor carriers against shippers and...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Colorado Overtime And Minimum Pay Standards Order #37 Revises Exemptions And More

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Colorado has followed the sweeping changes to its minimum wage, overtime, and other wage and hour rules implemented under Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order #36 with more changes, including a revamped...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Butler's Thursday Tips | Little Black Box

In this week's Thursday Tip, attorney Paula Solano discusses the use of ECMs in Third-Party vehicle claims. #ButlerLegal #Law #VehicleAccidents #BlackBox ...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order Easing Restrictions on Commercial Drivers During COVID-19 Outbreak

On March 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-31-20 to ease restrictions on commercial drivers engaged in support of emergency relief efforts. This new order was issued in conjunction with the...more

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Truckers Seek To Toss California’s New Gig Economy Law

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We’re now just a few weeks away from the nation’s most stringent independent contractor misclassification law taking effect in California. But if a group of truck drivers have their way, the law will stall out before it ever...more

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Safety Tips For Commercial Truck Drivers

PREVENTING FLORIDA TRUCK ACCIDENTS - While we can never prevent all truck crashes, many deaths and serious injuries can be avoided if truck drivers and drivers of other motor vehicles all do their part. Here are some...more

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InterConnect FLASH! No. 72 - Predicting ABC Outcomes is not That Easy: A Tale of Two States

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In November, we documented a number of 2018 independent contractor-related developments in New Jersey since Democratic Governor Phil Murphy’s inauguration in January, one of which was the filing by the NJDOL in August of an...more

Baker Donelson

FMCSA to Withdraw Safety Fitness Determination Rule

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on Wednesday, March 22, announced its intention to withdraw its proposed Safety Fitness Determination rule this week. The rule would have utilized data from the agency's...more

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Hot List – What’s Happening in the California Legislature 4/3-4/7

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Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Potential Chain Behind This Supply Chain Order

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The April start? Unless the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT) delays the commencement date for the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments and Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016 (RSRO 2016), the order will commence...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOT Lowers Random Drug Testing Rate to 25 percent for 2016

Last month, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it is reducing the minimum percentage of annual random drug tests for commercial motor vehicle drivers from 50 percent...more

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