FMCSA Rulemaking, Driver Coercion and Respondeat Superior Liability

Article, John F. Wilcox, Jr., Transportation

NEWS & EVENTS FMCSA Rulemaking, Driver Coercion and Respondeat Superior Liability On May 13, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to adopt regulations prohibiting motor carriers, shippers,...

Can You Rely on DTI?

Article, John F. Wilcox, Jr., Michael J. Judy, Transportation

NEWS & EVENTS Can You Rely on DTI? The plaintiffs’ bar has discovered a new litigation tool to present cases involving mild brain injury to the jury. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) requires the plaintiff to undergo a series of MRI’s and other scans in order to provide...

Denial of Life Insurance and Accident Benefits in Missouri and Kansas

Article, Insurance

NEWS & EVENTS Denial of Life Insurance and Accident Benefits in Missouri and Kansas Suppose an insured person lives in Missouri or Kansas and names you as the beneficiary in a life insurance policy, but the insurance company denies paying benefits because something...

Unlawful Brokerage Activities Risk Unlimited Liability – Both Corporate and Personal

Article, Kenneth R. Hoffman, Michael J. Judy, Private and Family Owned Business

NEWS & EVENTS Unlawful Brokerage Activities Risk Unlimited Liability – Both Corporate and Personal Section 14916 of 49 U.S.C. is one of the new statutory provisions passed as part of MAP-21 (the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act).[i]  That section...

Credit Report Errors Could Cost You

Amanda Pennington Ketchum, Article, Employment Law, Matthew W. Geary

NEWS & EVENTS Credit Report Errors Could Cost You A 2013 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report revealed that approximately 25% of consumer credit reports may contain errors. More significantly, approximately 5% of consumer credit reports contain errors that are...

Recent Changes in Law Makes Now a Good Time to Review Your Estate Plan

Article, Christopher J. Anderson, H. Joseph Price, Jr., Private and Family Owned Business

NEWS & EVENTS Recent Changes in Law Makes Now a Good Time to Review Your Estate Plan The legislation passed in the early hours of 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (the Act), made substantial changes to a number of estate planning considerations. It has...