The U.S. Department of Transportation offers several pieces of advice to help families stay safe over the Thanksgiving holiday. Travel, particularly travel in poor weather conditions, can be hazardous. The added pressure of a holiday can place many drivers in...
Month: November 2014
Fewer Cell Phone Calls Does Not Mean Safer Drivers
Surveys conducted by State Farm have shown that the number of people making cell phone calls while driving has actually dropped since 2009. Unfortunately, drivers have replaced calls with smart phone activities such as checking e-mail, surfing the Internet, checking...
Hall of Lawsuit Hypocrites: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Employment and Civil Rights Lawyer Discusses The Hypocrisy of the United States Chamber of CommerceWebster's defines a "hypocrite" as: (1) a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue; (2) a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or...
Third Circuit Upholds New Jersey Ban on ‘Gay-Conversion’ Therapy
Or . . . You Can't Fix What Isn't Broken - Redux. New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Trial Lawyer Kevin Costello Discusses 3d Circuit's Upholding of New Jersey's Ban on 'Gay-Conversion' Therapy I posted a Blog in December of last year which followed on a Blog of...
How Unsafe Trucks And Truck Drivers Remain On The Roads
There is no shortage of regulations aimed at the trucking industry. Many of these regulations are intended to ensure that truck drivers are well rested, properly trained, have safe driving records and are monitored. Trucks are supposed to be carefully maintained,...
Calls For Reform Of The NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for improving motor vehicle and highway safety. It works to improve safety in many ways. It is responsible for setting safety standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. It provides grants...
NJ Employment and Civil Rights Lawyer: What It Means to be “Liberal.”
Or . . . The Only Real Natural Philosophy.First of all, all words that describe a state of mind - a creed or belief system or a personal or broad based philosophy - change over time. Even the nature of the language itself changes, so why should it be a surprise that a...
Ineffective Distracted Driving Laws
Some behaviors are harder to control than others. Despite increasingly harsh penalties for DUI, drinking and driving still kills more than 10,000 people every year. Part of the problem is that many people do not believe they will be caught driving drunk. Mothers...
A Victory for Misclassified Federal Express Drivers
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney Deborah L. Mains, Esq. Discusses Victory for Federal Express DriversIn September of 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision that represents a substantial victory for employees who are...
Civil Rights and Personal Injury Attorney Discusses the Negative Impacts of Tort Reform
I've blogged about "Tort Reform" - attempts, under the misleading word "reform" (which implies a good, necessary change) - to gut the civil justice system by limiting access to a jury trial, compelling arbitration, erecting barriers to suit and by limiting...