Interpretation of the phrase “in use” as used in the Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) continues to baffle courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States. On April 28, 2022, the Supreme Court let...more
4/29/2022
/ Bradley LeDure v Union Pac R R Co ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Negligence ,
Railways ,
Safe Harbors ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Strict Liability ,
Trains ,
Transportation Industry ,
Union Pacific ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Injury
Birmingham attorneys Turner Williams and Al Teel obtained summary judgment in their favor on behalf of R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company, LLC in McGinnis v. Alabama River Cellulose, LLC, et al., Case No....more
On August 14, 2019, the Department of Transportation announced proposed changes that have been in the works for the last couple of years – changes which will hopefully empower (rather than constrain) commercial drivers for...more
8/19/2019
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Hours of Service ,
Labor Regulations ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trucking Regulations ,
Wage and Hour
On June 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the Alabama Department of Revenue’s petition to review the Eleventh Circuit’s 2018 decision to finally put a decade old dispute “to the shed.” This saga started...more
On November 16, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit joined the First, Fifth and Sixth Circuits in ruling that claims arising from the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (“ICCTA”) can be...more
The December 18, 2017 compliance deadline for the FMCSA’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is quickly approaching for the transportation industry. The mandate will require all drivers of commercial motor vehicles who...more
In a move designed to increase transparency between its member firms’ registered persons (“representatives”) and their former clients when they move from one firm to another, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...more
Last month, a federal judge in Mobile, Alabama denied an employer’s request for a preliminary injunction seeking to stop that employer’s former employee from working for an alleged competitor. See Dawson v. Ameritox, Ltd.,...more