FMCSA Releases Crash Weighting Analysis And Seeks Public Input
On January 21, 2015, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced through the Federal Register a study that examined (1) whether Police Accident Reports provide sufficient,...
View ArticleNew Eavesdropping Restrictions in Illinois
On December 30, 2014, Gov. Quinn signed SB 1342 into law as P.A. 98-1142 (720 ILCS 5/14-1 et seq.); the measure puts new eavesdropping restrictions into place after the Illinois Supreme Court threw out...
View ArticleMissouri Court of Appeals Holds that Missouri’s Statutory Caps on Punitive...
Recently, in Mansfield v. Horner, WD76310, 2014 WL 2724854 (Mo. App. W.D. June 17, 2014), the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals held that Missouri’s statutory caps on punitive damages do not...
View ArticleFMCSA Announces Proposed Rule For Electronic Logging Devices
On March 12, 2014, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced its proposed amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) regarding Electronic Logging...
View ArticleFMCSA Finalizes Rule to Shut Down Carriers based on Patterns of Safety...
On January 22, 2014, the FMCSA published its new Patterns of Safety Violations Rule which implements the agency’s authority to shut down a bus or truck company if the company, or a company officer, has...
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