Semiconductor technology firm Qualcomm Inc. said it has sold its transportation and logistics business, Omnitracs, to Vista Equity Partners for $800 million. This includes the Commercial Motor Vehicle tracking or "telematics" systems.
The acquisition by Vista Equity Partners will include all Omnitracs operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America as well as
Legal Issues
MAP 21 Changes Trucking
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MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141), was signed into law by President Obama on July 6, 2012. It is the first long-term highway authorization enacted since 2005. It sets highway safety as a national goal.
The changes brought about by MAP-21 are extensive and impact almost every area …
Increasing Insurance Limits on Tractor Trailers – Long Overdue!
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I have previously posted on how inadequate current insurance limits are on tractor trailers. In that blog post I stated (regarding the minimum $750K limits being inadequate for catastrophic wrecks, limits having not been increased in almost 3 decades):
If you go to any present value calculator on the Internet and use a 4% …
Morgan Adams’ Published in ABA “Truck Accident Litigation” 3rd Ed. Text Book
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The American Bar Association recently published a new text book on handling trucking cases. As a Truck accident attorney I am proud to say I was asked to contribute a chapter to the book. The text, in its third edition, is titled "Truck Accident Litigation." The text book can be purchased HERE. My…
Morgan Adams Graduates from the Trial Lawyer’s College
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I am happy to announce that, after five years, I finally graduated from the Trial Lawyer’s College (TLC). I am now the 4th person to have both been certified an AAJ Diplomate as well as graduate from the TLC. I am proud that I am the first truck accident lawyer to do so. This is good…
A Conservative’s View of the 7th Amendment – The Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Cases
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Andrew Cochran discusses how tort reform threatens your constitutional rights.
I encourage everyone to spend 15 minutes and listen to what he says. For those who don’t know Andrew he’s a lifelong conservative Republican, Reagan appointee and editor of the 7th Amendment Advocate.
Morgan Adams Receives Truck Accident Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award
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Last week, at the American Association for Justice’s national convention in Chicago, I received the AAJ Trucking Litigation Group’s first ever "Lifetime Achievement Award." I was surprised to say the least!
The award means a lot to me and the fact that the effort I make on behalf of my clients as a truck accident attorney were recognized nationally, by other attorneys who also handle…
Constitutional Right to a Jury Trial – The Importance of the 7th Amendment
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The 7th Amendment states:
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right to trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Now…
How to Win a Multi-Million Dollar Verdict
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After this weeks historic 9.25 Million Dollar Record Drunk Driving Tennessee Verdict.I have had a number of lawyers ask me "how do you get a multi-million dollar verdict?" The answer is simple: with friends.
First there is my client, a wonderful young lady with poise, presence, and desire to do what was right even if it cost…
Tractor Trailer Accident Lawyer Morgan Adams Receives $9.25 Million Jury Verdict on Behalf of Client
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Law Offices of Morgan Adams Receives
Record $9.25 Million Dollar Drunk Driving Verdict
Drunk driving collision results in largest punitive damages verdict against a drunk driver in Tennessee history.
June 19, 2012 a Chattanooga jury ordered a drunk driver to pay a combined award of $9.25 Million Dollars to a woman he injured in …