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The world of commercial trucking litigation just got bigger. On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous opinion, greenlighted negligent hiring and negligent selection claims against freight brokers concerning safety. The decision raises immediate questions for brokers, carriers, and their defense teams: What does the Court’s holding mean? Where are the limitation...

Family mediation is often described as a neutral process. Yet neutrality becomes significantly more complex when parties do not enter mediation with equal capacity, equal cognitive bandwidth, or equal ability to tolerate stress, pressure, and conflict. Calibrated Neutrality is a framework developed to address this recurring problem in family mediation.

Traditional neut...

When Marc Shapiro first launched his law firm, he took on a significant personal injury case involving a family of four. At the time, he knew he needed the assistance of one of the best local litigators.

“My inquiries led me to Michael R.N. McDonald. I insisted we work the case together. That was one of the most important professional decisions of my career. He mentore...