by SBE Law | May 6, 2015 | News & Articles
On January 6, 2015, Penske Logistics, one of the country’s largest trucking companies, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the Ninth Circuit’s holding in Dilts v. Penske Logistics, LLC (9th Cir. 2014) 769 F.3d 637. In Dilts, the court...
by SBE Law | Feb 23, 2015 | News & Articles
California’s Second District Court of Appeal recently issued an Opinion in Jose Vargas v. FMI, Inc., et al. (Case No. B246660, January 23, 2015) holding that the Privettedoctrine does not shield a motor carrier from vicarious liability for injuries to employees of...
by SBE Law | Oct 30, 2014 | News & Articles
At the end of October 2014, Ken Martin and Barry Snyder obtained a defense verdict from a jury in a trucking case tried in Long Beach. Snyder Law, LLP was asked to take over the defense of the matter after the original defense attorneys recommended settlement of...
by SBE Law | Oct 30, 2014 | News & Articles
In a significant case handled by Snyder Law, LLP, a California Court of Appeal concluded this week in a written, published opinion that the FMCSRs (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations) do not apply to the process of unloading, where the transit is complete and...
by SBE Law | Oct 9, 2014 | News & Articles
The Second District Court of Appeal recently considered another case in which the plaintiff sought to introduce unpaid medical bills as evidence of medical damages. The Court’s Opinion, found at Ochoa v. Dorado (2014) 228 Cal.App.4th 120, continues the evolution...
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