The 2026 ELD Revocations Just Changed Truck-Crash Discovery
FMCSA pulled Safe ELD, MYLOGS, and TRUCKSTAFF off its registered list this spring. For plaintiff counsel, a decertified logging device is n…
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Dana Whitfield
Coverage and motor-carrier correspondent. Reports on UM/UIM and stacking disputes, commercial-trucking and FMCSA liability, and the workers compensation and third-party intersection for the plaintiff PI bar. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
Montgomery Reopens Broker Liability in Truck Crash Cases
The Supreme Court's unanimous Montgomery decision stripped freight brokers of their preemption defense. Here is how to plead the broker, bu…
Workers' Comp Credit vs. Lien: Defeating the Future Offset
The comp carrier's future credit, not its lien, is usually the larger exposure in a third-party case. Employer fault, the common-fund rule,…
Montgomery Reopens the Broker, but ELD Preservation Still Wins
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport strips freight brokers of FAAAA preemption and puts a deeper-pocketed defendant back in trucking cases, whil…
ELD Revocations Reopen the Hours-of-Service Fight
FMCSA's ongoing ELD revocations hand truck-crash plaintiffs a ready impeachment and spoliation argument. Plus the helmet and lane-splitting…
Third-Party Subrogation Credit: The Math That Wins the Net
Third-party subrogation in workers' comp is a state-by-state math problem, not a national doctrine. The carrier's first letter rarely refle…
Montgomery v. Caribe and Post-SCOTUS Broker Liability
The Supreme Court's Montgomery ruling put freight brokers back in the chain of liability for negligent carrier selection. A practical look…