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There is no shortage of regulations aimed at the trucking industry. Many of these regulations are intended to ensure that truck drivers are well rested, properly trained, have safe driving records and are monitored. Trucks are supposed to be carefully maintained,...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for improving motor vehicle and highway safety. It works to improve safety in many ways. It is responsible for setting safety standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It provides grants...
Or . . . The Only Real Natural Philosophy.First of all, all words that describe a state of mind - a creed or belief system or a personal or broad based philosophy - change over time. Even the nature of the language itself changes, so why should it be a surprise that a...
Some behaviors are harder to control than others. Despite increasingly harsh penalties for DUI, drinking and driving still kills more than 10,000 people every year. Part of the problem is that many people do not believe they will be caught driving drunk. Mothers...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Discusses Victory for Federal Express Drivers In September of 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision that represents a substantial victory for employees who are deliberately...
I've blogged about "Tort Reform" - attempts, under the misleading word "reform" (which implies a good, necessary change) - to gut the civil justice system by limiting access to a jury trial, compelling arbitration, erecting barriers to suit and by limiting...
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees' right to engage in certain group activity intended to improve pay and working conditions. What activities are protected is a matter of substantial dispute over the years. Protected concerted activity has been found...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a report on the cost of motor vehicle crashes nationwide. The report provides a summary of the financial damage caused by traffic accidents in 2012. While the report does an excellent job of showing the...
Laws aimed at putting a stop to texting while driving swept the nation in recent years. In total, 44 states have enacted total bans on texting behind the wheel. Texting is viewed as a dangerous distraction for someone who should be focusing on safe driving. While...
New Jersey Civil Rights and Personal Injury Trial Lawyer Discusses Takata Airbag Recalls Until recently, you've probably never heard of a company called "Takata," a company in Asia that makes airbags for cars. Between 2000 and 2008, Takata made, and sold to a number...
