“Was it worth it?” This is a question, sometimes politically-loaded, that is often asked of family members and war buddies of our Fallen Heroes. Marine Corps General John Kelly recently offered a unique perspective. A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan himself, General Kelly lost his youngest son, First Lieutenant Robert Kelly, while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province in 2010. General Kelly was asked if the loss was worth it by a reporter with National Public Radio. He said, … [Read more...]
The Carmack Amendment Preempts State Insurance Law Claims For Bad Faith And Unfair Claims Settlement Practices.
Mills & Associates’ practice focuses in a limited number of areas. Two practice areas of interests are insurance bad faith law and trucking law. So it is always interesting to find a case that we can blog about that that touches on both areas. This is one of those cases. The Nichols family hired Mayflower Transit, LLC to transport their household good from Sacramento, CA to Henderson, NV. The goods made it over the Nevada state line, but not all the way to the Nichols’ home. A … [Read more...]
Mike Mills Seeks Amicus Curiae Status For His Client TIDA Before The U.S. Supreme Court
In January 2013, Nevada Trucking Law reported that the Trucking Industry Defense Association retained Mike Mills to represent it before the Nevada Supreme Court. TIDA, whose members are made up of motor carriers, transportation insurance companies and the attorneys that represent them, needed to raise its voice regarding issues related to the “Carmack Amendment” that were before that court. For more information on the facts of the case, click HERE. Ultimately, the Nevada Supreme Court … [Read more...]