www.pooleshaffery.com Poole Shaffery & Koegle, LLP, a full service business law firm, focuses on the following areas of law: Business Law Business and Commercial Litigation Employment Law Environmental Law Business Succession Planning + Trust Administration General Counsel Services Premises Liability Product Liability Trucking & Transportation Real Estate Transactions Cyber Security, Data Breach & Internet Privacy		Issue 66 | February 2022 Update on Trucker Meal and Rest Breaks On January 19, 2022 the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District in the matter of Guillermo Espinoza v. Hepta Run, Inc. held California’s meal and rest break rules governing the transportation industry are expressly preempted by federal regulations governing truck drivers with respect to both short-haul commercial drivers and long-haul commercial drivers. Click here to view the entire article By:  John H. Shaffery New Provisions Governing Remote Appearances in Civil Matters The Covid-19 Pandemic has changed almost everything, including the California Code of Civil Procedure. Most Californians are very familiar with remote work technology by this time and adapted quickly to video conferencing platforms to conduct business. Click here to view the entire article By:  Ransom D. Boynton Featured Settlement: Injured Trucker Agrees to $6.75 Million Settlement Over Crash Caused by Alleged Unsafe Road Conditions Truck accident Virgl Mortensen v. State of California, et al. Click here to view the entire article