Transportation Archive » September, 2024

Transportation - September, 2024

316 articles

• Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action
• Plane Parts Exec Loses Appeal In Honeywell Fraud Case
• GM's Cruise To Pay $1.5M Penalty Over SF Robotaxi Crash
• Alaska-Hawaiian Merger, An Aviation Anomaly
• 11th Circ. Skeptical Of Peanut Truck Co.'s Excise Tax Refund
• Kids Face 'Very Uphill' Climb To Save Reworked Climate Suit
• Resin Co. Seeks Probe Into 4 Countries' Hexamine Exports
• Marathon Unit Wants 8th Circ. To Nix Appeal In Pipeline Fight
• Military Reservist Not Owed Top-Up Pay, Feds Tell High Court
• Smart Car Equipment Makers Call For C-V2X rules
• GM Asks Full 6th Circ. To Rehear Transmission Defect Case
• $143M Seattle Tunnel Insurance Suit Settles Midtrial
• Ga. Judge Questions Pizzeria Wage Case Settlement Terms
• AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
• DOL Judge Accepts Trucking Terminal As H-2B Worksite
• A Class Action Trend Tests Limit Of Courts' Equity Powers
• Norfolk Derailment Victims' Attys Get $162M After $600M Deal
• Homeowners Can Use Reservation Roads During Tribal Fight
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Targeting Zero Emission Reg
• Claims Trimmed In Delaware Jeep Hybrid Defect Class Action
• Musk Skirts Sanctions In Missed Twitter Deposition, For Now
• Amazon Roped Back Into Ind. Truckers' Injury, Death Suits
• Energy Cases To Watch In This US Supreme Court Term
• Shipping Cos. Say Union Won't Bargain As Strike Looms
• Ex-Mass. State Sen. Says Conviction By All-White Jury Unfair
• NY's Midtown Bus Terminal Clears Enviro Review Hurdle
• Life Sciences Firms Energize IPO Market As Recovery Builds
• GM, LG Get Go-Ahead On $150M EV Battery Settlement
• LA Plane Parts Maker Hits Ch. 11 With At Least $10M In Debt
• Mich. Justices Take Up Another Auto Reform Coverage Case
• 2nd Circ. Backs Delivery Co. Win In Drivers' Classification Suit
• Lawyer Wields Blank Rome Atty Voicemail To Bolster DQ Bid
• Houston Firm Gets Time In Zeta MDL To Fend Off DQ Bid
• Ault Disruptive To Dissolve After Failing To Ink SPAC Deal
• Mich. Justices To Mull Sanctions Question In Fatal Crash Suit
• Gov't Contracts Of The Month: Warships And Lunar Relays
• Transportation Biz GoTriangle's GC Takes Over As Acting CEO
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: September Lessons
• Seattle Firm Seeks $143M In Tunnel Machine Insurance Trial
• Judge Albright Steers Patent Suit Against Volvo To NJ
• Feds Rip Railroads' 11th Circ. Bid To Void Train Crew Size Rule
• $30M Deal Reached In 'Intoxicated' Oil Co. Truck Driver Suit
• Chancery Tosses Carvana Suit Alleging Faulty Sales
• Dominican Airport Co. Says Project Feud Must Be Arbitrated
• EPA Cleared Of Allegations Of Mishandling Ohio Derailment
• Ford Says $1.7B Ga. Verdict No Excuse For Delayed Claims
• VivoPower Keeps HQ In UK To Qualify For $21B Gov't Program
• IP Concerns For Manufacturing Semiconductors In Low Orbit
• NJ Atty Rips AG For 'Grossly Distorted' Power Broker Case
• Southwest Airlines Touts Big Changes Amid Activist Pressure
• Dallas VA Center Overpaid $3.7M For Wheelchair Services
• Taking Stock Of FCC's New Spectrum Rule For Drones
• Judge Tosses Hyundai EV Battery Trade Secrets Suit
• Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Win Final OK Of $600M Deal
• Arnold & Itkin DQ Bid Says Zeta Defense Atty Is Ex-Employee
• GM Part Maker Says Supplier's Stoppage Halts Chain
• Baltimore Bridge Wreck: 6 Months Later, Claims Mount
• City's Public Crash Reports Defy Privacy Law, NC Judge Says
• Transco Backers Urge DC Circ. To Revisit Pipeline Ruling
• EPA Can't Justify Calif. Emissions Ruling, High Court Told
• Indianapolis Airport Gets Bathroom Door Hinge Suit Tossed
• Slovenian Plane Parts Maker Escapes Fla. Fatal Crash Suit
• E-Bike Maker Argues In Del. Supreme Court To Salvage Sale
• Car Dealer Admitted It Won't Hire Women In Sales, Suit Says
• Blank Rome Faces DQ Bid Over Alleged Tampering
• Ex-American Airlines Pilot Cleared In Sex Assault Trial
• Cargo Airline Strikes $84K Deal To End DOL Equal Pay Probe
• Pittsburgh Council OKs $500K To Settle Bridge Collapse Suits
• Norfolk Southern Names New CLO After Ouster Of Execs
• Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Map
• 11th Circ. Weighs 'Good Cause' In Franchise Termination Suit
• Wash. Justices Dubious Of Moonlighting Ban Loophole
• DC Circ. Open To Industry Challenge To TSCA Reporting Rule
• 2 Ex-American Airlines Workers Seek $8M Sex Assault Verdict
• Nissan, Truck Owner Split On Seriousness Of Juror Remarks
• 10th Circ. Judge Wants More Info Before Arbitration Decision
• Ariz. Cops Can't Revive Late-Filed DUI Suit Against Bars
• Electric Mustang Drivers Drop Ford Battery Defect Suit
• Lloyd's Units Seek To Keep $3.4M Yacht Dispute Alive
• Md. Says Shipowner Liable For $2B Baltimore Bridge Rebuild
• FAA Chief Updates House Panel On Boeing Safety Culture Fix
• Amazon Shareholders Try To Save Suit Over Blue Origin Deal
• Norfolk Southern Says Stock Drop Suit Based On 'Hindsight'
• Top Aviation Atty Departs Withers, Lands At Sterlington
• Insurer Beats Co.'s $5.5M Crash Settlement Coverage Suit
• DC Circ. Says Arb. Board Must Handle Rail Union Grievance
• NJ Power Broker Says AG's 'Crime Thriller' Lacks A Crime
• Boeing Ruling Is A Cautionary Tale For Trade Secret Litigants
• Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners
• States, Enviros Urge USPS Vehicle Plan Challenge To Proceed
• Toyota Accused Of 'Rotten' Forklift Emissions Compliance
• Battery Exec Can't Avoid Depo In $2B Plant Fight
• Family Asks NC Justices To Keep $40M Drunk Driving Verdict
• Auto AI Co.'s $30M Settlement With Investors Gets Initial Nod
• Ford Investor Claims Automaker's Execs Hid Warranty Costs
• Chicago's DoorDash Fee Claims Get Two-Year Limit
• Insurer Freed From Damaged Blood Plasma Suit
• New Managing Atty At Firm That Helped In George Floyd Case
• Biden Admin Seeks To Ban Certain Chinese, Russian Car Tech
• Mich. Township Scores Partial Win In Suit Over Bike Path Law
• Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics
• Latham-Led Aerospace Giant StandardAero Preps $1B IPO
• RV Co. Wins $5.5M Enhanced TM Damages, $1.3M Atty Fees
• Sens. Kaine, Romney Seek To Deter China's 'Maritime Militia'
• Hyundai Says Startup Can't Sue In Calif. Over Trade Secrets
• EV Battery Co. Hit With $207M Default Loss For Lack Of Attys
• SEC To Seek Sanctions For Musk Deposition 'Gamesmanship'
• Family Of NY Helicopter Crash Victim Wins $116M Verdict
• Delta Air Lines Hit With Passenger Suit Over Hot Coffee Burns
• Amazon Seller Rips Rival As 'Bully' In Fake Reviews Suit
• Hyundai Unit Unlawfully Fired Cannabis Patient, Suit Says
• SpaceX, Musk Attack FAA Following Proposed Fines
• Calif. Panel Backs VW Drivers' $3.5M Data Breach Deal
• FERC Opens Enbridge Rate Probe Amid Overcharging Fears
• NYC Lexus Dealership Snags Partial Win In TCPA Text Suit
• Families Of 6 Who Died Sue Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• US Chamber Warns Del. Justices On TC Energy Case Fallout
• House Passes GOP Push To Nix EPA Auto Emissions Regs
• Car Crash Claims Against Uber Sent To Arbitration
• Jenner & Block Seeks Exit From Plane Crash Fees Suit
• It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers
• Charges On Spain's Airport Stake Lifted Amid Arbitration Fight
• Ga. Airport Pat-Down Caused Catastrophic Injuries, Man Says
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Holland & Knight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Assets At Risk Abroad
• Michigan Judge Clears BMW Of Infringing Navigation Patent
• Texas Med Mal Law Axes Crash Suit Against Ambulance Driver
• Transit Union, Worker Reach $350K Deal To End OT Claim
• Ill. High Court Says Pot Smell Not Grounds For Vehicle Search
• Family Sues Union Pacific, Metra Over Fatal Crash
• GM Asks Full 6th Circ. To Rehear Truck Emissions Fraud Suit
• US Argues Court Can't Stop Tribe From Blocking Roads
• Union Pacific Contractors Again Escape Texas Enviro Claims
• 76ers To Get New Philly Arena In $1.3B Project, Mayor Says
• Insurer Must Cover Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Could Owe $12.5M
• Calif. Port's Approval Of Hydrogen Project Challenged
• FERC Must Heed DC Circ. 'Shift' On Gas Reviews, Chair Says
• Amazon, Bezos Deny Blue Origin Deal Challenges In Del.
• BakerHostetler Adds Ex-Baker Botts Accident Response Duo
• Calif. Panel Rejects Malpractice Claim In Ambulance Crash Suit
• Airline Sinks Bias Suit From Worker Fired Over Drug Test
• Logistics Co. Can't Avoid Ex-Worker's Suit Over Racist Threat
• Rise Of Transpo Contractors Brings Insurance Disputes
• Iraq Wants DC Circ. To Upend Cypriot Co.'s $120M Award
• Stonewalling Justifies Cab Co. Atty's Deposition, Court Rules
• Fla. Jury Awards $5M To Teacher Injured In Car Crash
• GM Beats Class Suit Alleging Piston Ring Defects
• 5th Circ. Favors Excess Insurer In Marina Coverage Dispute
• VW Can't Nix $4.7M Mechanic's Brake Pad Asbestos Verdict
• Cleanup Worker Wants Full 5th Circ. To Review BP Spill Suit
• Mexican Parts Maker Rehires Worker To End USMCA Probe
• House Panel Easily Passes Mandate For AM Radio In Cars
• DOJ Says Ship Is Liable For $100M In Baltimore Bridge Collapse
• SF Says Oakland Airport Name Change Is 'Copycat Branding'
• Treasury Floats Tax Credit Regs For EV Charging Property
• Chicago Slams Airline Group's Suit Against Sick Leave Law
• Car Dealership Strikes Deal To End EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• EV Maker Lucid Illegally Fired Union Backers, Judge Finds
• Wheel Pros Floats $30M Ch. 11 Sale Of Its 4WP Unit
• Allstate Freed From Texas Auto Insurance Class Action
• Ford Barred From Using InterMotive Mark After $13M Verdict
• Mich. Whistleblower Ruling Expands Retaliation Remedies
• UAW Says Stellantis Reneging On Deal To Reopen Ill. Plant
• DOT Clears $1.9B Alaska-Hawaiian Airlines Combo For Takeoff
• VivoPower Plots $1.13B Merger After Unit's SPAC Deal Closes
• GC Base Salaries At Big Companies On The Rise
• Travel Tech Co. Hotel Engine Books $2.1B Valuation
• Iveco Poland, Truck Distributors Fined $62M For Collusion
• Drivers Claim Bolt App's 'Full Control' Makes Them Workers
• Dutch Bike Maker Proves Rival's 'Fat Bike' Infringes Its Design
• Icahn Enterprises Beats Investor Suit Over Dividend Program
• Assessing Algorithmic Versus Generative AI Pricing Tools
• Why A Tactic In The Youth Climate Change Battle Is Risky
• New Employer Liability Risks In Old Ill. Genetic Privacy Law
• Aviation Workers Say Volato Fired Workforce Without Notice
• Jet Fuel Tax Could Raise Almost £6B A Year, Report Says
• Boeing To Pay Embraer $150M To End Failed JV Arbitration
• World Shipping Council Taps Atty To Head US Gov't Relations
• Titanic Shipbuilder Sinks Under Weight Of Debt
• The 2024 Regional Powerhouses
• Exxon Owes $816M For Man's Cancer After Judge Ups Verdict
• Yellow Corp.'s Bid To Ax $7.8B Pension Liability Rejected
• Nuclear Waste Storage Questions Justices May Soon Address
• 3 Patent Considerations For America's New Quantum Hub
• Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks
• DC Circ. Gives EPA Chance To Review Good Neighbor Plan
• Boeing Machinists Strike For First Time Since 2008
• Calif. Delivery Co. To Pay $7.5M To Settle Drivers' Wage Suit
• Plane Leaser Avolon To Fly Away With Aircraft Fleet For $5B
• Ex-DOJ Deputy In TikTok, Twitter Cases Joins Mayer Brown
• Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats Accused Of Spying
• Transport Giants Bid To Ax $14B 'Guilt By Association' Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Freight Co. DSV To Buy Germany's Schenker For €14.3B
• EasyGroup Claims 'EasyCargo' TM Threatens Its Brand
• Southwest Leave Penalty Suit Cleared For Class Treatment
• After Chevron: Conservation Rule Already Faces Challenges
• 6th Circ. Says Food Transporter Illegally Shuttered Warehouse
• Ex-DHL Supply Worker Says Pregnancy Met With Hostility
• A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President
• Kids Ask Supreme Court To Revive Long-Running Climate Suit
• Nippon's Push To Save US Steel Buy And Other Deal Rumors
• Medline Can't Force Arbitration In Transportation Wage Suit
• Ex-Mass. State Sen. Tran Convicted Of Pandemic Aid Fraud
• House OKs Tightening Restrictions On Tax Credit For EVs
• EU Rejects Minimum Price Offers In Chinese EV Dispute
• Teenager Arrested Over Cyberattack On London Tube Network
• Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
• Norfolk Southern Fires CEO, CLO Over Relationship
• Hertz Noteholders Entitled To $270M Interest, 3rd Circ. Rules
• Big Oil Climate Ruling Sets Dangerous Liability Precedent
• Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023
• Wisconsin Town Urges Court to Block Tribe's Road Barricades
• Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk
• Uber, Postmates Ask Justices To Address AB 5 Classifications
• How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies
• 2nd Circ. Reverses S. Korean Consulate Chauffeur's Wage Win
• Mass. Jury Weighs Raft Of Fraud Charges Against Ex-Pol
• Lloyd's Sued For $3.7M Over Cargo Ship Damaged In Ukraine
• Trademarks Surge As UKIPO Transforms Digital Platform
• NC Car Parts Biz Racks Up $10M In Fines For Cheat Devices
• UK Sanctions 10 Ships In Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
• EEOC Accuses Semitrailer Maker Of Pregnancy Bias
• TPG, Rosatom Seek To Bar Jailed Oligarch's $14B Fraud Claim
• 2024's Top Rulings In Native American Law
• DeSantis Blasts Mass. Suit Over Martha's Vineyard Flights
• John Deere Will Pay SEC $10M To End Thai Bribes Probe
• V&E Launches New Dublin Office In Aviation Finance Push
• Britain's Renold Buys Canadian Conveyor Biz For $31.4M
• Lewis Brisbois Lands 9 Litigators From Pillinger Miller
• Fulcrum BioEnergy Files For Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Trailer Co. Seeks Refund Of $4M In Highway Excise Taxes
• GM Can't Arbitrate Claims Engines Were 'Engineered To Fail'
• Ala. Jury Awards $160M In Defective Truck Seat Crash Case
• Brookfield Pledges Over $1B To Ultra-Low Carbon E-Fuels Co.
• Southwest Plans Board Shakeup Amid Activist Pressure
• Car Parts Maker Defends Heat-Resistant Steel Patent At EPO
• 'Structuring Issue' Snarls TC Energy's CA$1B Pipeline Deal
• Bolt Drivers Gear Up For Group Claim Over Workers' Rights
• DC Judge Won't Halt Colo. Trail Over Radiation Concerns
• Mo. Jury Awards $462M In Fatal Big Rig Crash Suit
• Siemens To Build $60M Bullet Train Production Facility In NY
• Mich. Judge Denies Injunction Bid In NLRB Constitutional Row
• No Coverage For BNSF In Flood Suit, Travelers Says
• Navigation Co. Defends Plan To Deploy GPS Alternative
• Norfolk Southern CEO Shaw Faces Misconduct Probe
• Court Won't Nix Flyers' Case Over JetBlue-American Pact
• Red States, Industry Look To Sink EPA Vehicle Emissions Rule
• FERC Botched Tenn. Pipeline Approval, Enviro Orgs Tell DC Circ.
• Ohio Train Derailment Plaintiffs Seek Final OK Of $600M Deal
• How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations
• Engineers' Counsel Requests $220K In Forced Labor Suit
• 5 Ways To Confront Courtroom Technology Challenges
• DOJ Says Judge Missing 'Egregious' Slur In Race Bias Suit
• Automotive Co. Wheel Pros Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B In Debt
• Texas Biz Court Will Be A Brave New World For Energy Cos.
• DOT Probe Of Airlines' Rewards Spells Fresh Headaches
• Judge Signals She'll Delay Bribery Trial Of Sitting Ill. Senator
• 'Insanity Tolling' May Save Ford Rollaway Claims, Panel Says
• State Law Claims Chopped From Jeep Windshield Defect Suit
• Off The Bench: NCAA Flops, NBA Trial, Sunday Ticket Appeal
• Cleveland-Cliffs Faces Trial Over Mining Co.'s Antitrust Claims
• Insurer Tries To Stop Asset Transfers In $2.6M Builder Lawsuit
• Employers Should Not Neglect Paid Military Leave Compliance
• Boeing Loses Bid To Toss Investor Suit Over Blowout
• US Steel Cos., Workers Seek New Tariffs On Foreign Steel
• Workers At GE Aviation Plant Were Paid Late, Suit Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Venezuelan Airline Arbitration Award OK Nixed In Fla.
• US, Germany Back Hungary In Holocaust Seizure Fight
• Wash. Justices Won't Take Up BNSF Water Reg Dispute
• Advisory Opinion Backs Italian Case Against Android Auto
• 3rd Circ. Relieves Insurer Of Additional UIM Coverage
• Iron Co. Escapes Fired Worker's Bipolar Leave Bias Suit
• Dodge Ram Drivers Urge 6th Circ. To Revive Emissions Claims
• Green Groups Fight Red State AGs' Attack On Civil Rights Regs
• Fraud Claims Trimmed In Faulty VW Turbocharger Suit
• 'Flimsy Attack' In $102M Award Suit Falls Flat, Court Hears
• Attys' Group Urges Justices To Back Trucker's CBD RICO Suit
• Flyers Denied $34M Fee For JetBlue, Spirit Deal Challenge
• Calif. City Lodges Sick Leave Suit Against Southwest
• Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles
• UGA Settles With Football Staffer Hurt In Fatal '23 Crash
• Homeowners Say Wis. Tribe Can't Block Roads Again
• Honda Again Loses Patent Challenge After Reprieve From Vidal
• AI Co. Keeps Engine Supplier In Trade Secrets Suit
• Marathon Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Refinery Explosion
• Ex-CEO Sues Ferry Co.'s Private-Equity Buyer
• Towns Say Settlement Doesn't Limit Rail Merger Appeal
• Tort Report: 'Landmark' $16M Crash Verdict Against Amazon
• Agencies Should Reward Corporate Cyber Victim Cooperation
• Amazon Says Too Many Differences Among Driver Class
• NFL Kicker Gets Sexual Assault Suit Tossed, For Now
• Wash. Contractors Must Face Suit Over Off-Site Death
• Ex-Mass. Pol 'A Little Sloppy' But Not Criminal, Jurors Told
• Concrete Co. Owes Workers $370K, Wash. Panel Says
• Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World
• Army Corps Gets 150K Comments Against Enbridge Pipeline
• 5th Circ. Panel Pushes Plaintiff Groups In Oil Terminal Row
• Maduro's Private Jet Seized In Fla. Over Sanctions Violation
• Feds Ask Sixth Circ. To Uphold Highway GHG Rule
• Texas Justices Will Review $116M Trucking Wreck Award
• Pedestrian Hit By Off-Duty Uber Driver Can't Sue Over Injuries
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Starbucks Firing, Liquor Law In September
• Lima Wants No Bond As It Appeals $200M Hwy Contract Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Ax Dad's Removal Over Child's Mental Health
• 6th Circ. Revives Suits Over Fatal Kia Optima Crash
• 8th Circ. Says Union Pacific Must Face Color Vision Bias Suit
• EPA Should Have Rethought Smog Plan, DC Circ. Told
• Alaska Says Nothing's Changed As Flyers Try Merger 'Do-Over'
• Calif. Eyes New Heavy-Duty Autonomous Truck Testing Regs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• What We Know From Early Cyberinsurance Rulings
• 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond