O-O Model Forces Fleets To Lean on Legal Services - featuring Gregory M. Feary

”This is the worst environment yet for independent contractor operations,” said Gregory Feary, managing partner of Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary.  “Lots of companies are successful at it, but you really need to know what you’re doing.”

Calif. Truckers’ Wage Case Preempted By US Law: Judge - featuring James H. Hanson

In a potential boon for the California trucking industry, a federal judge on Wednesday tossed class action claims that Penske Logistics LLC underpaid for meal and rest breaks for employees who delivered Whirlpool Corp. appliances, saying those claims were preempted by federal law.
 

And The Defense Wins
Scopelitis partner, Mike Langford, obtains complete defense verdict.
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Forwarders Face Lawsuits For Highway Accidents Caused by Truckers They Select - by Daniel R. Barney and Nathaniel G. Saylor
When you select motor carriers to handle pick-ups, deliveries, and long-haul ground moves, you're increasingly taking a risk that you'll be sued for the unsafe conduct of those carriers and possibly face millions of dollars in uninsured liabilities.
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Rethinking 'Deny, Delay, Defend' - by Jim Golden

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A Window of Opportunity: How New Negotiation Methods Can Save Money and Your Sanity - by Jim Golden
Reprinted with permission of the author and the Association of Corporate Counsel as it originally appeared: Jim Golden, “A Window of Opportunity how new negotiation methods
can save money and your sanity” ACC Docket March 2010: 1-87. Copyright © 2010, the Association of Corporate Counsel. All rights reserved.
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The Negotiation Counsel Model: An Empathetic Model for Settling Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases - by Jim Golden
This article was originally published in the Harvard Negotiation Law Review. 13 Harv. Negotiation L. Rev 211 (Winter 2008). Copyright© 2008 The President and Fellows of Harvard College.  Readers are advised that this article should not be used as a substitute for professional legal advice.
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The Owner-Operator Business Model - by Gregory M. Feary

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Smith v. Toney: The Indiana Supreme Court Narrows the Scope of "Bystander" Claims for Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress - by Lynne D. Lidke and Michael B. Langford
This article first appeared in Volume 3, No. 2 of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review, a publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana. It appears here with permission of DTCI.
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Preferred Venue and R&D Transport - by Michael B. Langford and A. Jack Finklea
This article first appeared in Volume 3, No. 2 of the Indiana Civil Litigation Review, a publication of the Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana.  It appears here with permission of DTCI.
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Heavy Duty Trucking - featuring Daniel R. Barney
Lease-Purchase Programs:  Know the Laws
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Special News Update
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case Brought by the Scopelitis Firm
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Indianapolis Business Journal - Legal Limelight
Scopelitis to argue trucking case at U.S. Supreme Court
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Transport Topics - by Gregory M. Feary
Tips for a ‘Hard’ Insurance Market - November 2003
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PEO Insider - by Steven A. Pletcher and Craig J. Helmreich
Limiting PEO Liability: The Contractual Shield
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Commercial Carrier Journal - featuring Michael B. Langford
Finding the Good Egg
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Commercial Carrier Journal - featuring Gregory M. Feary
Reward for Risk
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PEO Insider - by Gregory M. Feary and David D. Robinson
Employment Practices Liability Insurance Coverage in Non-Employer Situations
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PEO Insider - by Steven A. Pletcher and David D. Robinson
Wrongful Terminations - The Top Five Errors an Employer Can Make
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PEO Insider - by Steven A. Pletcher, Gregory M. Feary and Jeffrey S. Toole
Association Plans: Salve or Salt for Group Health Wounds?
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Comdata Magazine - by Timothy W. Wiseman and William D. Brejcha
DOT Gets Aggressive; FMCSA Imposes Additional Industry Compliance Reviews, Stiffer Penalties
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HAZMAT Safety Bulletin - by Norman R. Garvin and Timothy W. Wiseman

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