Henry Bond owned a vehicle which he insured with GEICO. Tatiana Chapman, the mother of one of Mr. Bond’s children, was with Mr. Bond at a family function in Philadelphia when she asked Mr. Bond for the keys so she could retrieve a diaper bag from the vehicle. She had...
Year: 2019
Electronic logging devices (“Eld”) and requirements for rest breaks
All motor carriers and commercial trucking companies are now required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to include electronic logging devices (“ELD”) on their vehicles. These FMCSA regulations are often referred to as the ELD Mandate. The...
Asbestos defendants await ruling by Supreme Court on whether the Fair Share Act applies to asbestos claims
On March 6, 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard argument in a case that should clarify whether a jury can determine that some asbestos defendants are more liable than other defendants or whether the verdict should be simply divided by the number of defendants....