Strategies, Challenges, and Answers

Fast Track Resolution Of Claims

Many have condemned corporations as heartless, soulless enterprises. Trucking companies are often tarred with that same brush. Speakers at the 2012 TIDA Annual Conference suggest that the way trucking companies handle catastrophic claims might drive that judgment . . .

Michael Mills Profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

In addition to honoring Justice A. William Maupin (ret) with the cover feature story, Mr. Michael C. (Mike) Mills was the only other Nevada attorney profiled in the Premiere Issue of the Las Vegas edition of Attorney at Law Magazine . . .

Responding To The Anticipated Fallout Of The Haygood And Howell Opinions

It is anticipated that Plaintiff will be getting more lien care after the the decisions in Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc., 52 Cal. 4th 541, 257, P.3d 81, 128 Cal Rptr. 3d 658 (2011) and Haygood v. Escabedo, Slip Op. No. 09-0377 (Tex. Sup. Ct. July 1, 2011). Mills & Associates gives advice on what to do to challenge that higher priced care.

CSA 2010: Seven Deadly Sins … Plus Three

For those who fail to comply with CSA 2010’s Safety Measurement Systems, serious financial consequences are soon to follow. Unlike Safe Stat’s pass / fail system, even a single violation identified in an audit can result in automatic failure and the suspension or revocation of a carrier’s authority under CSA 2010. Below are critical items every motor carrier must keep an eye on . . .

CSA 2010 . . . Not As B-A-S-I-C As It Appears

In 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began the phase out of SafeStat and introduced us to CSA 2010, the next generation of motor carrier compliance. CSA 2010’s intent is to reduce commercial motor vehicle (CMV) accidents by increasing regulatory oversight and enforcement. As is always the case, this change means more time and money spent by the Motor Carriers to remain in compliance . . .