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WHY IT MATTERS: We need to evaluate a trucking case similar to the Powell Doctrine’s use of military to action. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM: Too many trucking cases “happen”. They drift on a course followed by every prior case that has been taken by a company, insurer, or attorney.

The prevalence of social media is indisputable. When there has been an accident, social media is an important litigation tool. Here are some key considerations: 1. Check it early and often.Thanks for reading Transport Center! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

WHY IT MATTERS: Billboard attorneys are targeting freight brokers and shippers as their next prey, many of whom are oblivious and unprepared to defend. HOW DO WE KNOW: Because they are telling us. Because they are doing it. Because they are preparing.

My colleague, Tiffany Peters, addresses what drivers should do after the accident

THERE IS A ROAD TO TORT REFORM…AND WE ARE NOT ON IT.

By Sonya Kivisto

By Alyssa Adams

“Routines” that can be litigation detonators

WHY IT MATTERS: These states have the most adverse laws and judicial rulings for defendants which, when sued there, can determine your financial fate. WHAT IS THE LIST: Annually the American Tort Reform Assn. (“ATRA”) produces a list of “places where judges in civil cases systemically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner,

Plaintiffs’ Manual Manipulation