Fuel charges expert witnesses may opine on trucking transportation charges, fuel surcharges, and related topics. Transport Topics reports that U.S. commodities regulators have filed a civil lawsuit against two oil traders in Australia and California and three American and international firms over oil market manipulation in 2008, the record-high year…
Trucking expert witnesses may write reports and testify on federal motor carrier safety regulations, truck maintenance, qualifications of truck drivers, and related topics. Transport Topics reports that The Missouri Department of Public Safety has suspended hours-of-service rules for motor carriers rushing to deliver relief supplies to the tornado-battered Joplin, Mo.,…
Florida’s new homeowners insurance laws will combat fraud which has increased since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Insurance expert David Miller, CEO of Brightway Insurance and independent agency, said change is long overdue and that recently passed state insurance laws will reduce fraud. “We’ve seen a tremendous increase in fraud over…
While no-fault insurance laws can make the claims process a lot easier for policyholders, an insurance expert says the policy is costing drivers millions in excess auto insurance payments due to so many people taking advantage of the system. According to Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, no-fault…
Dan Cook, a commercial real estate developer, filed a complaint in Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, PA, alleging that borough officials lost nearly all of his evidence. Of the 38 pages of expert witness testimony and exhibits as part of a request for a zoning change, 35 pages of…
Jonathan Taylor testified in Congress as an agriculture expert witness and spoke on regulatory impediments to job creation in the Northeast. Taylor serves on the state board of directors for New York Farm Bureau. He is well-versed about the impact of costly regulations on agriculture and jobs, NYFB officials said.…
Law firms in Australia are alarmed by the potential impact a UK Supreme Court decision could have on the way expert witnesses are treated in Australian courts. Slater & Gordon partner Bill Madden argues the March decision in Jones v Kaney in London could open up the door to medical…
After a mine subsidence forced the evacuation of homes in Dunmore Borough, PA, lawmakers invited Maurice Gardner, a subsidence investigator with the state Department of Environmental Protection, to their monthly work session. The property insurance expert answered questions from residents about Pennsylvania’s subsidence insurance program. Mr. Gardner spoke about the…
AMI Insurance was a time-bomb waiting to explode, exposing how woefully ill-prepared New Zealand’s second biggest residential insurance company is to cope with a worst case catastrophe, an insurance expert says. The Government was forced to bail out AMI with a $500 million financial guarantee after the insurer said it…
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner announced Thursday that the first director of the new Federal Insurance Office (FIO) will be Michael McRaith, currently insurance director of Illinois and formerly the secretary/treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Prior to McRaith’s appointment, there was only a single spot…