U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood met with Mexico’s top transportation official Monday in Mexico to discuss transportation issues and agreed to establish a working group of transportation experts to consider the next steps of the controversial and long-delayed cross-border trucking program. LaHood met with Secretary of Communications and Transportation…
In a March 23 press release, wood products experts at the Western Wood Products Association write NEW LUMBER FORECAST PREDICTS SLOW, STEADY RECOVERY FOR SAWMILLS. Mills are starting to emerge from the worst downturn in the history of the industry and recovery will be slow yet steady, according to a…
In the Paige Report: Digest of Important Decisions from 2009, insurance broker expert witness David H. Paige writes: Life insurance agents’ client held to be insured CEO, and agent held not liable to investor in CEO’s company. Part 2 -Implications for Agent/Broker Liability: Policyholder’s should not assume that they have…
Medical expert witnesses at Medical Opinions Associates write on tort reform: Let’s clarify the issue. Advocates of “tort reform” are really arguing for lower incidence of medical malpractice awards, smaller dollar awards, and lower medical malpractice insurance premiums for physicians. They also hope to reduce the level of “defensive medicine”,…
A major revision to the federal rules governing expert witness reports is on track to take effect in December. No longer would Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow full discovery of draft expert reports and require broad disclosure of any communications between an expert and trial…
In the Paige Report: Digest of Important Decisions from 2009, insurance broker expert witness David H. Paige writes: Life insurance agents’ client held to be insured CEO, and agent held not liable to investor in CEO’s company. A frequent issue confronting many courts involves what legal duty an insurance agent…
In the Paige Report, insurance agent expert witness David H. Paige writes on whether an insurance broker have a duty to give advice. California court finds that insurance broker ordinarily has no duty to suggest that insured purchase additional insurance coverage. Part 2: Implications for Agent/Broker Liability: The continuing issue…
In the Paige Report, insurance agency expert witness David H. Paige writes on whether an insurance broker have a duty to give advice. California court finds that insurance broker ordinarily has no duty to suggest that insured purchase additional insurance coverage. A continuing issue that has reappeared for years is…
According to a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA), vehicular fatalities account for nearly 95 percent of transportation related fatalities. Drivers often think that warmer weather means safer road conditions, but the effects of winter weather often make for difficult spring road conditions. As March 20th…
One study of schizophrenia drugs used in Georgia’s Medicaid program showed that, while step therapy saved the state close to $20 a month on drugs for every patient, the savings were more than offset by increased costs in other services. Indeed, the program saw a monthly increase of nearly $32…