by Erin Berry | May 5, 2022 | Featured, Transportation Law
Hirst Applegate attorneys Richard Mincer and Erin Berry recently won an appeal to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision, Pauna v. Swift Transportation Co of Ariz. LLC, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 6381 (10th Cir. 2022), affirmed the district court’s grant of summary...
by Amy Hodges | Mar 22, 2021 | Transportation Law, Uncategorized
Uninsured Coverages Is UM coverage mandatory or discretionary? In Wyoming, UM coverage is mandatory, unless waived by the insured. UM coverage is governed by the Wyoming Uninsured Motorist Act. Wyo. Stat. Ann. §31-10-101, et seq. UM coverage must have minimum limits...
by hirst | Mar 6, 2019 | Featured, Transportation Law
The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services recently partnered with the Wyoming Trucking Association to conduct a survey of truck drivers regarding their attitudes and opinions toward safety. The survey found that over 90% of drivers believed their company worked to...
by hirst | Jul 24, 2018 | Legal Updates, Transportation Law
The Wyoming Truckers Association along with the WHP and Wyoming Workforce Services recently published the results of a survey of long haul truck drivers who transport loads through Wyoming. According to the report, they asked drivers about their views of safety on...
by Amy Hodges | Mar 20, 2017 | Complex Civil Litigation, Featured, Insurance Defense, Legal Updates, Transportation Law
Partner Khale Lenhart recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a trucking company and two drivers involved in a wrongful death action. The lawsuit arose out of a motor vehicle accident where a motorist left the lane of travel and struck the rear of a...
by Amy Hodges | Nov 29, 2016 | Complex Civil Litigation, Featured, Insurance Defense, Transportation Law, Uncategorized
In an era when technology is nearly inescapable, cell phones are ever present, news stations broadcast live from accident scenes, and Facebook users live stream accidents and injuries, how should courts handle claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress by...
