Steve Marshall attended the DRI Products Liability Seminar in Austin, TX from February 5 - February 8. Lynn Fitzpatrick and Jennifer Helsel attended the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Inn or Court Annual Meeting in Charlottesville, VA … [Read more...]

To the extent that courts continue to impute liability to brokers for the negligent acts of the contracted motor carriers, the problem is compounded by the current, uncertain state of the FMCA’s system for collecting motor carrier data and publishing … [Read more...]

The commercial transportation industry continues to experience a shortage of qualified drivers and the issue has risen to one of the industry’s top concerns. The driver shortage can be attributed to a multitude of factors, including continued industry … [Read more...]

A recent decision issued in Browne, et al. v. PAM Transport, a class action lawsuit brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), may signal further national litigation and additional labor costs for time commercial drivers spend off the road.  In … [Read more...]

Traditionally, motor carriers and shippers used contracts to set forth their respective obligations, which included shifting the risk of liability from one party to the other.  Shippers have notoriously had more leverage in this situation, placing motor … [Read more...]