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Sue Lawless
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 7, 2025

Former FMCSA Officer Lawless to Join Scopelitis Law Firm

Sue Lawless will bring insights from her leadership positions at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration when she joins the trucking legal experts at Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2025

House Bill Would Require Transparency of Third-Party Payments in Litigation

"When the plaintiffs’ bar perverts civil litigation into a casino game of ‘jackpot justice,’ the costs are borne by everyone," said the American Trucking Associations in response to a bill to require funding disclosure in civil lawsuits.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsDecember 1, 2024

Lawfare: The Legal War on Trucking, Part 2

In Part 2 of HDT's in-depth look at the plague of nuclear verdicts devastating the North American trucking industry, defense attorney Jennifer Akre details how unscrupulous lawyers outrage juries to get big settlements — and what you can do to protect your fleet.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsNovember 22, 2024

Lawfare: Nuclear Verdicts and the War on Trucking

Nuclear verdicts are on the rise. And they’re only getting worse. Why has trucking found itself in the crosshairs? And what can the industry do about it? Part one in a series.

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