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May 19, 2020
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently declared that a nationwide emergency continues to exist that warrants extension and expansion of Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 under 49 CFR § 390.25, issued on March 13, 2020, expanded on March 18, 2020, extended and further expanded on April 8, 2020, and once again further extended on May 13, 2020, continuing the exemption granted from Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) for the fifty States and the District of Columbia through June 14, 2020.
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May 19, 2020
In this interview, Denver Partner Katherine Vaughn speaks with William Bortles, Principal Accident Reconstructionist at Kineticorp, to learn more about telematics and passenger vehicle infotainment systems.
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May 19, 2020
If your small business is minority-owned, you may consider taking advantage of various programs dedicated to increasing your opportunities of being successful in this competitive marketplace. Becoming formally certified as a minority-owned business by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) may give you an edge in marketing your business to potential customers and even reduce your competition for public contracts.
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May 19, 2020
The long-standing case law in Nevada was that a common carrier owed a heightened duty of care to its passengers, at least for transportation-related risks. Cases following this traditional rule reasoned that a common carrier must exercise extraordinary care because "the passenger places himself or herself in the care of that common carrier and is unable to use his or her own faculties to prevent or avoid accidents and so is forced to rely on the common carrier to ensure that accidents are avoided."
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May 19, 2020
The overwhelming authority nationwide suggests that commercial motor vehicle drivers are held to the same standard of care as all other drivers – ordinary negligence. However, that has not stopped plaintiffs’ attorneys from aggressively asserting that “professional drivers” should be held to a higher standard of care.
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May 07, 2020
(Genuine Dispute Doctrine Bars Bad Faith Claim in Connection With Property Loss)
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May 07, 2020
(Supreme Court Finds That Insureds Can Trigger Excess Insurance Policies on a Vertical Basis Without First Exhausting Lower Level Excess Policies on a Horizontal Basis)
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May 07, 2020
(Third-Party Judgment Creditor is Bound by Forum Selection Clause Requiring Coverage Action to be Litigated in Australia)
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