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10/20/2021

We're back with Part III of our blog series on Miller v. C.H. Robinson, an impactful FAAAA preemption case pending before SCOTUS.

In this installment, Drew Lehmkuhl and Patrick Mullinger discuss the Ninth Circuit's opinion reversing the district court's ruling that FAAAA preempted the plaintiff's state law claims against trucking broker C.H. Robinson based on the negligence of the motor carrier to which it brokered the load.

Stay tuned for the next chapter, where we will dive into the appellate briefs submitted to SCOTUS by both parties.

The Future of Freight - Part III: The Ninth Circuit’s Opinion in Miller v. C.H. Robinson This is the third part in our blog series discussing Miller v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a case currently on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States as it decides whether trucking brokerage firms...

10/01/2021

Today, PRWK attorney Drew Lehmkuhl will be presenting to the South Carolina Bar Association on effectively defending against traumatic brain injury claims.

This CLE coincides with the release of a helpful book on litigating traumatic brain injuries, co-authored by an impressive list of plaintiffs’ attorneys, defense attorneys, and doctors, including our very own Brandon Woodard, Greg Kendall, and Drew Lehmkuhl, who authored the chapter providing the defense perspective.

09/30/2021

As promised, here is Part II of our blog series following the case of Miller v. C.H. Robinson. In this one, Drew Lehmkuhl and Patrick Mullinger dive into the District Court's decision, which (rightfully) found that FAAAA expressly preempts state law claims brought against trucking brokerage firms for the negligence of motor carriers to which they broker loads.

The Future of Freight – Part II: The District Court Decision in Miller v. C.H. Robinson This is the second part in a blog series discussing Miller v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a case currently on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States as it decides whether trucking brokerage firms m...

09/13/2021

We will be publishing a blog series following the case of Miller v. C.H. Robinson, currently on appeal to SCOTUS as it decides whether FAAAA preemption bars state law claims brought against trucking brokerage firms for the negligent acts of the motor carriers to which they broker loads.

But before we jump into the case introduction and discussion of the district court's decision, here is a brief overview of FAAAA preemption:

The Future of Freight – Part I: A Blog Series Regarding C.H. Robinson and Federal Preemption Miller v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., one of the most impactful lawsuits in recent history for the trucking industry, is currently on appeal to the United States Supreme Court. In this case, defendant b...

09/10/2021

Our PRWK team had a blast in the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) Golf Outing earlier this week. Thank you to OACTA for putting on a great event at the beautiful Pinnacle Golf Club.

And thank you to Patrick Mullinger and Doug Rennie for carrying the team.

08/18/2021

Claims against airlines for negligent ticketing and boarding are preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act, as the Sixth Circuit determined that those acts fall within Act's definition of "services."

Edwards v. Southwest Airlines: Ticketing and Boarding Are Preempted “Services” Last year, the Sixth Circuit made a clarifying decision in Edwards v. Southwest Airlines Co. regarding the context of state law claims related to airline services preempted under the Airline Deregulation Act (ADA). Th...

08/12/2021

We've increasingly encountered experts, particularly chiropractors and optometrists, whose opinions clearly overstep the bounds of their expertise. A few months back, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a decision that serves as an important reminder to keep experts in their lane.

Yagodinski: Another Reminder to Keep Experts in their Lane Earlier this year, the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the preclusion of a chiropractor’s testimony for overstepping the bounds of his profession in opining that a plaintiff had sustained a traumatic brain injury in a rear-end motor vehicl...

05/18/2021

We are ecstatic to have Julia Tierney, a rising fourth year student at the Universityof Cincinnati joining PRWK this summer. Julia is working towards her bachelor's in Psychology as well as a certificate in Law and Paralegal Studies, both of which could not fit PRWK better in our pursuit of .
Welcome, Julia!