Transportation Law
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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Transportation Law Articles
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What Prompted Airline Deregulation 20 Years Ago? What Were the Objectives of That Deregulation and How Were They Achieved?
Overview of the factors that led to airline deregulation as described by former General Counsel for the Department of Transportation, John Barnum.
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Minnesota Driver’s License Revocation
FindLaw's breakdown of Minnesota laws pertaining to driving under the influence and license revocation.
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Motor Carrier Public Liability Endorsements and Financial Responsibility Laws
FindLaw's analysis of trucking deregulation efforts and the resulting impact on insurance and financial responsibility requirements in that sector of the economy.
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Passengers with Disabilities
The Air Carrier Access Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in air travel and requires air carriers to accommodate the needs of passengers with disabilities. In 1990 The Department of Transportation issued a rule defining the rights ...
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Plate Impoundment in Minnesota
Under certain circumstances the state has the authority to take the license plates off of a motor vehicle and destroy them. This is referred to as license plate impoundment. There are several sets of circumstances which can trigger plate ...
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Pre-Tax Parking, Van Pooling, and Mass Transit Pass Programs
The IRS has just published Proposed Regulations on .qualified transportation fringe benefits. that provide guidance for employers interested in offering pre-tax parking, commuter highway vehicle (van pooling), or mass transit pass programs. Over the ...
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Preserving Claims in the Aftermath of a Motorcycle Accident
Article provided by Joseph G. Klest. Please visit our Web site. In 2007, over 100,000 motorcyclists were injured in traffic accidents as reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This was a 94% increase from 1997. Other ...
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Professional Drivers Commercial Driver’s License
The Federal Government has cracked down on professional drivers, primarily long distance or over the road truck drivers, who obtained licenses in different states to spread point violations around and avoid losing their license to drive in any one ...
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Radio Rules: They Should be Life Savers
Although January 29, 1997, began as a normal workday for 49 year old Patrick Smith of Waseca, Minnesota, it ended without him. He went to work that day on his regular job running trains from Blue Earth, Minnesota to Mason City, Iowa for Union ...
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What To Do In Case Of An Automobile Accident
Hopefully you will never need this brochure but in case you do, time spent now considering what to do in case of an accident will avoid legal, financial and personal problems that can result from any accident. If you are involved in an accident ...
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