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The Carmack Amendment Preempts State Insurance Law Claims For Bad Faith And Unfair Claims Settlement Practices.
November 15, 2013 by
Mills & Associates’ practice focuses in a limited number of areas. Two practice areas of interests are insurance bad faith law and trucking law. So it is always interesting to find a case that we can blog about that that touches on both areas. This is one of those cases. The Nichols family hired Mayflower Transit, […]
Mike Mills Seeks Amicus Curiae Status For His Client TIDA Before The U.S. Supreme Court
October 15, 2013 by
In January 2013, Nevada Trucking Law reported that the Trucking Industry Defense Association retained Mike Mills to represent it before the Nevada Supreme Court. TIDA, whose members are made up of motor carriers, transportation insurance companies and the attorneys that represent them, needed to raise its voice regarding issues related to the “Carmack Amendment” that […]
A Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Lien Extends To A Nevada Injured Worker’s “Total Recovery” From The Third-Party Tortfeasor.
October 9, 2013 by
John Breen worked as a banquet chef at Caesars Palace. He was refueling a portable stove. It exploded causing him serious burns. He died two days later. However, Mr. Breen’s family believed that he hadn’t died from the burns. Rather they felt that medical malpractice killed him. They sued the doctors who treated Mr. Breen before […]
Nevada Trucking Association Honors Master Truck Drivers For Ten Years Or One Million Miles Accident-Free
September 25, 2013 by
On September 16 – 17, 2013, the Nevada Trucking Association honored the best of Nevada’s truck drivers by presenting them the Nevada Master Truck Driver’s Award. In order to qualify for this recognition, a driver needs to have operated a commercial truck for either ten years or one million miles accident free. In addition to […]
