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Are Larger Cars Safer Than Smaller Cars?

When it comes to purchasing a car, safety is often a top concern for buyers. One of the most common questions asked is whether larger cars are safer than smaller cars. Many assume so because of larger vehicles’ weight and...more

Goldberg Segalla

New York Appellate Clarifies Interplay Between Graves Amendment and Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 370

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Important news from New York’s Appellate Division. In Second Child v. Edge Auto, Inc., 236 A.D.3d 499 (1st Dep’t 2025), the court addressed the interplay between the Graves Amendment and New York Vehicle & Traffic Law section...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Role of Cruise Ship Traffic in Florida Car Accidents: How Port Areas Create Unique Risks

Florida is home to some of the busiest cruise ship ports in the world. Not only do U.S. residents flock to the state’s cruise ports to set sail for the Caribbean, but visitors from around the world buy cruises specifically to...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Virtual Reality in Accident Reconstruction: How High-Tech Tools Are Changing Florida’s Legal Cases

Advancements in technology are revolutionizing the way legal cases are presented in Florida’s courtrooms, particularly in personal injury and accident-related claims. One of the most powerful tools emerging in this field is...more

Goldberg Segalla

Rise of Transportation Contractors Leading to Complex Coverage Litigation

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The post-Covid influence over the “gig economy” has led to an expansion of self-employed or by-the-job employed individuals in the delivery and transportation industry. CDL jobs have proven they are not immune to this...more

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How Can a Truck Accident Lawyer Help?

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Our economy depends on commercial trucking. In 2021, there were 13.86 million trucks registered, and they traveled a total of 327.48 billion miles in that year alone. In 2022, large trucks transported 72.6% of the total...more

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &...

The Mystery of the MCS-90

The “Endorsement for Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public Liability”—thankfully shortened to “MCS-90”—is something of a mysterious figure in transportation litigation. The MCS-90 has its roots in the minimum...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Senate Passes Bill That Would End Direct Action Suits Against Truck Insurers

Senate Bill 426 would bar a plaintiff injured by a motor carrier from suing the motor carrier’s insurer directly unless (1) the plaintiff cannot serve the driver or trucking company or (2) the trucking company defendant is...more

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &...

Reefer Madness: Handling Refrigerated Cargo Claims

Why Should We Care? Refrigerated cargo claims are on the rise since the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Chartwell Law

2023-2024 Final Georgia Legislative Updates: General Liability

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In its current session, the Georgia Legislature considered ten bills that, if passed, would have directly impacted the transportation industry in the state. The last day of the Georgia legislative session, known as sine die,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Leased Aircraft Stranded in Russia: A Survey of the Pending Insurance Claim Litigation in Different Jurisdictions

Key Points - - Insurance companies are bracing themselves for years of legal disputes over liability for total losses claimed by lessors to aircraft stranded in Russia as a result of sanctions over Russia's invasion of...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Cargo Claims and the War in Ukraine: What You Need to Know

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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags further into the spring, the world reacts in horror to images of shelled residential buildings, schools, and hospitals. Although the loss of human life is by far the most troubling,...more

White & Case LLP

Broadened scope of Critical Infrastructure Regulation will increase FDI screening in Germany

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On 1 January 2022, the second amendment to the German Regulation for Critical Infrastructure ("Critical Infrastructure Regulation"/BSI-KritisV) entered into force. It will broaden the definition of Critical Infrastructures,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

A Glimpse into Required Climate Risk Disclosure Considerations by the SEC

On July 28, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler delivered remarks at the Principles for Responsible Investment’s Climate and Global Financial Markets Webinar. In his remarks, he offered a glimpse of...more

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Flash Survey Reveals: Great Remote Work Migration May Be Largely Temporary and Isolated

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Most businesses are eager to return their workers to their physical workspaces and envision the majority of them putting remote work behind them once the pandemic is over. That’s according to a recent Flash Survey conducted...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

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Captive Insurance Companies for the Transportation Industry: A Quick Q&A with Those in the Know

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Captive insurance companies are an elusive risk management strategy that, for many, is so poorly understood it is difficult to even begin consideration. Those who happen to fall into discussions of captives often bounce...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Subro in Seconds VLOG - Carmack Amendment

The trucking industry has experienced considerable growth in recent years. Trucking and transportation needs are expected to continue in the foreseeable future and this may lead to an increase in the volume of damaged cargo...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Global AV and EV Regulatory Approaches in Focus Recently at Frankfurt Roundtable

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Given the pace of change in the automotive industry and related technologies, combined with increasing regulatory scrutiny and recent developments in trade and M&A, there are several risks and challenges the global automotive...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Perspectives on Insurance Recovery - Summer 2018

Expanding the Boundaries of Coverage in the Face of Evolving Risks - Advances in technology, social change, new regulations—developments like these challenge companies’ risk-mitigation efforts and insurance programs. As the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

House Committee Considers Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Insurance Models

• Limited access to autonomous vehicle operations data remains a key barrier to insurance companies’ development of adaptive insurance policies. • Representatives from the insurance industry support federal regulation of...more

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Bad Facts (Sometimes) Make Good Law – The Worst Texting and Driving Incident Still Does Not Defeat Coverage under NY Law

Insurance agreement language that precludes coverage in CGL policies for “expected or intended” injuries has been analyzed in nearly every jurisdiction, and courts have consistently held that bodily injury or property damage...more

Hogan Lovells

Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Autumn 2017

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First come, first served. That’s not the principle behind the clearance of Bitcoin transactions. Equally for other blockchain technology networks, the relevant factor to get a transaction on the next available block is not...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

The Answers to Some of Your Questions About What Airlines Can Do When a Flight is Overbooked and Someone Is Going to Have to Get...

Suddenly, the entire world is interested in learning about the laws governing airlines’ actions when a flight is overbooked. It isn’t every day that the entire world suddenly wants to learn all about something that you’ve...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

News from the Vermont State House - An analysis from DRM's Government & Public Affairs Team - February 2017

The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more

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