Transportation law presents attorneys and their clients with a very broad legal field to navigate. Maybe you represent a long-haul transportation company facing a myriad of challenging regulatory and legislative restrictions or the often harrowing task of negotiating with an insurance company on behalf of a commercial client after a terrible accident on the highway. Whatever legal situation you are handling, click below on FindLaw’s collection of Transportation Law articles as part of the Corporate Counsel Law Center Law Library. Check out other articles geared towards attorneys representing motorcycle injury victims, a discussion of the most common spinal cord injuries, and more information on what to do if your client is involved in a driving under the influence (DUI) case.
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Air Travel May Soon Be Easier for Passengers Requiring Portable Respiration Devices, But at What Price to the Airlines?
Many major carriers today do not provide respiratory services, which means people suffering from respiratory disabilities such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, sarcoidosis, and other lung diseases are effectively proscribed from flying with ...
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Nebraska Criminal Law Questions
Any time you become involved in a criminal investigation, either as a witness or possible suspect, it is advisable to consult with an attorney before you make any verbal or written statements to law enforcement officials. You always have the right ...
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Congress Acts to Preempt Regulation of Intrastate Transportation of Property
A deregulation bill which preempts state and local trucking restrictions has received a final vote in Congress. President Clinton has vowed to sign it. The legislation, which becomes effective January 1, 1995, deregulates intrastate trucking ...
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Motor Vehicle Insurance
. Increases the fee for registering an uninsured motor vehicle from $400 to $500, payable at the time of registration or re-registration. (HB 327) . Requires that applicants for registration or re-registration of motor vehicles indicate the ...
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Starting at Ground Zero
In the wake of the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York State and New York City have established the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corporation (the "LMRC") to lead the planning effort for the redevelopment of ...
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Interesting D.U.I. Facts
If you are arrested for D.U.I. and your license is confiscated by the arresting agency, you have 10 days from the date of your arrest to request an Administrative Hearing with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. This hearing is the ...
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Massachusetts and Virginia Courts Strike down Nexus Regulations as Unconstitutional
Reprinted with permission from Interstate Tax Insights, Vol. 2 no. 1 1998 Within the last year, the high courts of two states have found unconstitutional department regulations that required delivery of goods by common carrier as a prerequisite to ...