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A motor carrier engaged in interstate commerce and subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) must have minimum liability coverage of $750,000. The insurer must provide a MCS-90 endorsement to the liability policy, and that endorsement is supposed to be filed with FMCSA. In Grange Indemnity Insurance Company v. Burns, 2016 Ga. App. LEXIS…

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled 6-1 on Tuesday (7/5/11) in Flores v. Exprezit! Stores 98-Georgia, LLC, that a convenience store can be held liable for selling a 12-pack of beer to a noticeably intoxicated customer who was involved in a motor vehicle wreck which killed five other people. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court…

Transport Topics reports that Starsky Robotics, an automated truck technology startup, successfully completed its first unmanned test drive of a tractor-trailer on a public highway June 16, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The Class 8 Volvo sleeper berth tractor-trailer traveled at 55 mph down a 9.4-mile stretch of Florida’s Turnpike. Click here for a link to…

Truckers came by the thousands from all across the country, pulling into into the Petro Stopping Center, a 24-hour truck stop off Interstate 285 in Atlanta, where they could find coffee and CB radios, tires and a tattoo shop, and a chiropractor, known as “Dr. Tony.” Dr. Anthony Lefteris got federally certified in 2014 to…

Whether you are a truck driver or a trucking lawyer, you must be familiar with the rules and regulations. In Georgia, one crucial document to be familiar with is the Georgia Commercial Drivers Manual. A copy of the Manual can be found here.If you need to speak one of our lawyers regarding a Georgia truck…

Effective immediately, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has said it will allow drivers to use personal conveyance status to get to the nearest safe parking spot/rest location after hours are exhausted by a shipper/receiver, or off-duty periods are interrupted by law enforcement. Will this expansion of the “personal conveyance” exemption be abused by…

Tucker was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Brown, who struck a tractor-trailer rig parked by the road. The passenger, Tucker, sued Brown for her resulting injuries, and the jury returned a verdict of $2 million in damages, but apportioned 40 percent fault to the nonparty tractor-trailer driver and 60 percent to Brown,…

Tucker was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by Brown, who struck a tractor-trailer rig parked by the road. The passenger, Tucker, sued Brown for her resulting injuries, but did not sue the trucking company or the truck driver. Before trial Brown identified the tractor-trailer driver as a nonparty against whom the jury should…

The Statute of Limitations is ONE YEAR: Statutes of Repose: $750,000 cap on non-economic damages: Comparative Fault: Liability Insurance is not discoverable in state courts: UM/UIM coverage (policies issued in TN): Products Liability: Premises Liability: Medical Malpractice (Health Care Liability): Governmental Tort Liability: Wrongful Death: Punitive Damages: Miscellaneous: PLEASE NOTE: This is intended only as…

Information from reliable sources indicates that Durham School Services is insured with Old Republic Insurance Company. One policy has limits of $5,000,000.00, and another provides excess coverage of $8,500,000.00. This is probably on top of a self-retainage limit. Durham School Services, their parent company, National Express LLC (NELLC), operate more than 21,500 school buses and…