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Transportation - May, 2025

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• Kousisis May Boost Fraud Cases, But Questions Remain
• Fla. Trucking Co. Exec Gets 23 Years For Duping 1,600 People
• No Point In Vacating NEPA Ruling, Gov't Tells 8th Circ.
• SpaceX Labor Suit May Bring Cosmic Jurisdictional Shifts
• The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit
• Mass. Transportation Agencies Sued For $1.2M In Runoff Fees
• Associations Back Airplane Parts Cos. In NC Crash Appeal
• Chicago Backs United's Bid To Join American's O'Hare Fight
• Ford Says No Evidence Of Damages In Oil-Guzzling Suit
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Tribal Immunity Limits On Deck For June
• Stellantis, UAW Accused Of Sex Discrimination In $1M Suit
• Projects Get Some NEPA Relief, But How Much Is Unknown
• NYC Tour Bus Co. Asks Judge To Rethink Nixing Antitrust Suit
• GM Gets Initial OK For $150M Engine Defect Post-Trial Deal
• DOT Calls States' EV Charging Funding Suit Premature
• Fla. Appeals Order To Monitor Indian River Manatees
• Simpson Thacher, Skadden, Mayer Brown Guide $4B Rail Deal
• 8th Circ. Says Gov'ts Can't Give Up Eminent Domain Powers
• DOJ Officially Files To Drop Boeing 737 Max Conspiracy Case
• Tariff Rulings Undercut Trump's Trade Authority, Dealmaking
• JetBlue Fights American's NEA Suit, Pivots To United Deal
• Big Oil Caused Woman's Heat Wave Death, Novel Suit Says
• Kids Launch New Climate Case Over Trump Energy Orders
• Deere Says No Monopoly, Seeks End Of Right-To-Repair Suit
• Flexjet Predecessor Must Pay $24M In Excise Taxes On Fees
• 4 States' Enforcement Actions Illustrate Data Privacy Priorities
• Split 5th Circ. OKs Acting NLRB GC's Drop Of Teamsters Case
• Car Dealership Settles Bias Case On Heels Of Recusal Bid
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• High Court Restores Federal Approval Of Utah Oil Railway
• 16 States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts To Science Grants
• Brookfield Wins Bid To Vacate Lima's Document Application
• Feds Ask SC Judge To Toss Suit Over Frozen Grant Funding
• 5 Federal Circuit Clashes To Watch In June
• Execs Smuggled Billions In Goods To Skirt Duties, Feds Say
• Judge Shields NY Congestion Pricing From Feds' Threats
• Va. Ruling Undercuts Railroads' Broadband Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Amtrak Worker Admits To Part In $11M Benefits Fraud Scheme
• DOJ Tells Justices American Airlines Can't Renew JetBlue Pact
• Fla. Ambulance Co. Must Make Missed Payments In OT Deal
• Berkshire Hathaway RV Maker Wants End To Defect Suit
• China Can't Duck PPE Hoarding Claims By Fla. Medical Pros
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Rare MDL Petition Off-Day
• Brazilian Airline Azul Files Ch. 11 To Cut $2B Of Debt
• 'Gone In 60 Seconds' IP Appeal 'Stalls At Starting Line'
• Proterra Investors Push For Final OK Of $29M Settlement
• Greenpeace Fights To Walk Back $666M Pipeline Verdict
• Judge Raises Eyebrow At DHS Move To Scrap TSA Union Deal
• Feds Tell 11th Circ. 'No Error' In Ga. Bid-Rigging Conviction
• Mich. Fuel Supplier Fights $8.7M Tax Bill Over Flight Credit
• Tort Report: 'High-Low' Deal Nets Plaintiff Extra $10M
• FCC Mulls Adding Connected Vehicle Tech To Covered List
• Stellantis, UAW Agree To Drop Dispute Over Colo. Strike Vote
• DOJ Export Declination Highlights Self-Reporting Benefits
• Ferry Cos. Urge Mich. Judge To Block Rate Freeze Ordinance
• Trump Withdraws Biden's NEPA Greenhouse Gas Guidance
• EV-Maker Polestar Faces Investor Suit Over Financial Reports
• 6th Circ. Urged To Revive FedEx, Kellogg Pension Suits
• School Bus Contractor Says OT Violations Weren't Willful
• Nikola Creditors Ask To Examine Founder Over $100M Award
• Energy Order Brings Risks For Lenders And Borrowers Alike
• Trucking Litigation Will Shift Gears In The Autonomous Era
• Tesla Asks Delaware Justices To Slash $176M Class Atty Fee
• Hyundai Should Face DOL Child Labor Suit, Judge Says
• Auto Co. Seeks Judge's Recusal For Pushing Bias Settlement
• Ex-Domino's Drivers Seek Class Cert. In Vehicle Costs Suit
• United Inks Tentative Contract With Flight Attendants Union
• Feds Can't Turn Off NY Funding In Congestion Pricing Fight
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Group Asks 5th Circ. To Clarify Freight Broker Negligence
• Nonprofit Orgs. Want In On States' Wash. EV Funding Fight
• Mich. Justices To Hear Appeal Over Auto Policy Rescission
• DOJ, Boeing Reach Deal To Drop 737 Max Criminal Case
• Judge Tells Boat Crash Widow To Replead $66M Insurer Suit
• Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
• Squire Patton, Kirkland Lead Goodyear's $650M PE Deal
• Mich. Justices Agree To Hear Insurer's PIP Benefits Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Allstate Challenge To Tech Patent
• Using Federal Forum Provisions To Nix State Securities Cases
• How Trucking Cos. Can Keep Rolling Under Tariff Burdens
• Taxation With Representation: Troutman, A&O Shearman
• Southwest Flight Attendant Fights To Revive Nixed Sanctions
• La. Sued For Blocking Community Air Monitoring Sensors
• EV Carmaker Lucid Gets Inflated Biz Suit Trimmed, Again
• What's Next As DOJ Mulls Dropping Boeing Criminal Case
• 'Circular Firing Squad' Is Stalling Romance Case, Judge Says
• EPA Warns States, Tribes On Clean Water Act Authority
• Alaska Airlines Grilled In Wash. COVID Workers' Comp Case
• At NY Show, The Trial Is Fake But The Entertainment Is Real
• Medical Pot Patient's Bias Suit Against Penske Can Proceed
• Tire Co., EEOC Resolve Guatemalan Harassment Suit
• Congress Kills Calif. EV Program Waiver, Other Climate Rules
• Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Michigan Seeks 6th Circ. Rehearing In Enbridge Pipeline Row
• Contractor Settles DOJ's Aircraft Adhesive FCA Allegations
• High Court Declines To Narrow Reach Of Federal Fraud Law
• Judge Prolongs Pause On Trump's HUD, DOT Grant DEI Limits
• Judge Warns Attys Using AI To 'Advocate — Not Hallucinate'
• USAA's $3.25M Data Breach Deal Granted Final OK
• Tesla Cites Nat'l Security In Bid To Keep PTAB Challenge Alive
• SC Judge Restores Frozen Federal Grant Funding
• Gold Mine Risks Alaska Preserve And Whales, Tribe Claims
• Insurer Demands Shipper Pay $480K For Spoiled Crabmeat
• American Tells United To Butt Out Of O'Hare Gate Dispute
• Pa. Justices To Mull State DOT Liability For Hanging Branches
• Ford Hits Calif. Firms With RICO Suit Over Lemon Law Billing
• Trump Rule Would Upend Endangered Species Status Quo
• Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells Guide $1.75B Shipping Deal
• DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
• FWS' New 'Harm' Proposal Draws Praise, Concern For Species
• 4th Circ. Says Suit Over Copter Pilot's Death Must Go To Jury
• 5 Ohio Cities Say Hyundai, Kia Negligence Claims Still In Play
• Tax Credit Repeal Would Deflate US Hydrogen Development
• UPS Can't Escape $75M Crash Award To Brain-Damaged Baby
• Assessing The Design Patent Impact Of LKQ, One Year Later
• GOP Lawmakers Defend Stricter Independent Contractor Bill
• Unions Eye Nix Of NJ Transit Suit Over Picket Line
• Cozen O'Connor's Insurance Team Hires Former Deputy AG
• GOP Will Push Calif. Waiver Vote, Dems Will Jam EPA Noms
• Chinese EV Battery Giant Generates $4.6B IPO Amid Tensions
• Veterinarian, Manager Ask To Exit $6M Horse Semen Suit
• UAW Local Agrees To DOL Oversight Of Next Officers' Election
• DC Circ. Ponders Letting Gov't Claw Back $20B In Green Funds
• 6th Circ. Splits On 'Classic,' 'First-Year' Contract Price Dispute
• Interior Dept. Lifts Freeze On Empire Wind Project
• Uber Pushes To Move Sex Assault Cases To Related Districts
• Port Co. Slams 'Sham' Arbitration Bid In Panama Canal Project
• Ga. Judge Trims Delta's IT Outage Suit Against CrowdStrike
• Chicago's Climate Deception Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Ex-CTA Worker Can Take Vaccine Bias Claim To Trial
• GM Issued 'Inadequate' Recall For Bad Engines, Drivers Claim
• Energy Cos. Escape Pa. County's Climate Change Suit
• Attys Seek $2M For Fees, Costs In GM Security Bias Deal
• Pepsi Arbitration Costs Bid Not For Court, Workers Say
• Kirkland Guides Blackstone's $11.5B Deal For TXNM Energy
• 9th Circ. Mulls DOJ Shield Of Jones Day VW Documents
• NJ Transit Calls Unions' Refusal To Cross Picket Line Unlawful
• Tesla Tells Justices Challenge To La. Sale Ban Should Stand
• 'Tuna Bond' Defendants Ordered To Pay $352M In Restitution
• Families Rip DOJ Bid To Ditch Boeing 737 Max Criminal Case
• Food Delivery App's $80M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK
• Driver Fights Sanctions For Trading Vehicle In FCA Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds California's Employee Classification Test
• Insurer Owes $3.8M For Honda Airbag Class Counsel Costs
• Mich. Court Orders Redo Of Motorist's Insurance Award
• Frost Brown Adds NY Litigator From Grant Herrmann
• Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit
• Trucking Co. Worker Says Tobacco Surcharge Violates ERISA
• Reading Tea Leaves In High Court's Criminal Law Decisions
• $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
• Hints Of Where Enforcement May Grow Under New CFPB
• $666M Pipeline Verdict 'Poster Child' For Reduction, Judge Told
• Polar Air Vendor Gets 2 Years For $32M Kickback Scheme
• Semiconductor Co. Fights Investors' Pandemic Demand Suit
• Enterprise Inks $11.5M Deal In Wrongful Death Suit
• NJ Judge Trims VW, Audi Fuel Leak Defect Suit
• $60.5M In Settlements Get Final OK In RTX No-Poach Case
• Plaintiff's 'Total Victory' Forces End To Southwest Bias Suit
• Regulatory Rollback Orders Legally Risky, FERC Chair Says
• FTZ Holding Can't Stop Duty Refund Clock, Trade Court Rules
• Ex-Eletson Board Facing Fees In Ch. 11 Fight
• Conn. Justice Warns DMV Rule May Destroy Towing Program
• Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Norfolk Southern Death Suit Can Go On With Delayed Estate Rep.
• Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Privileged, NY Judge Says
• Davis Wright Adds Longtime Knobbe Martens IP Duo In Seattle
• Choosing A Road To Autonomous Vehicle Compliance
• Senate Confirms Trump's Pick For EPA General Counsel
• Lima Accuses Foley Hoag Of Conflict In $200M Award Case
• Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Settles Fatal Plane Crash Suit
• Judge's 'Tested' Patience May Mean Sanctions In GM Deal
• Aetna, Cigna Can't Nix Suit Over Late Emergency Benefit Bills
• Pa. Justices Seem OK With Transit Crimes Special Prosecutor
• Judge Orders Boeing To Share Disclosures, Allow Depositions
• Boeing Whistleblower Suicide Suit Ends In Quick Settlement
• Deregulation Memo Presents Risks, Opportunities For Cos.
• Reed Smith Can't Duck Out Of Eletson Ch. 11, Judge Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
• CFPB Calls Off Suit Over Walmart Driver Deposit Accounts
• States Say Trump Can't Link Immigration To DHS, DOT Funds
• Boeing Slams Defunct Airline's Sanctions Bid In 737 Max Spat
• Lawsuit Challenging Trump Energy Order May Be Premature
• Applebee's Accused Of 'Egregious' Delivery Order Junk Fees
• Climate NGOs Attack EPA Appeal In Funding Clawback Fight
• Buzbee Beats Suit Claiming He Coerced Client To Settle
• 10th Circ. Pushes Vail On Safety Claim Behind Truck Limits
• Schumer Vows To Hold Up Trump's DOJ Noms Over Qatari Jet
• CFPB Axes Order For Toyota Unit To Pay Millions In Redress
• Walmart Settles Biometric Privacy Suit Ahead Of June Trial
• Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
• GM Drivers Say V-8 Engine Recall Killed Fuel Economy
• Fla. Panel Says Evidence In DUI Case Was Legally Obtained
• Judge Blocks Oak Flat Land Transfer Until High Court Review
• GAO Denies Protest To $36M DHS Training Task Order
• Feds Ask Tesla For More Info On Texas Robotaxi Launch
• Boeing Execs Say Cert. Appeal Warrants Stay Of 737 Max Suit
• Green Groups Fight Feds' Effort To Rescind Bird Protections
• Wheelchair Restraint Co. Says Fla. Rival Misled Customers
• Colo. Justices Give Green Light To Exxon, Suncor Climate Suit
• Fla. Man Says Seat Defect Injured Him On Air France Flight
• Unions Assert WARN Claims In Yellow Bankruptcy Appeal
• Balancing Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order, Int'l Agreements
• Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?
• Pa. Top Court Snapshot: Cap & Trade, Prosecutor Power
• Atlanta Sued Over Ex-Cop's Sexual Assault Of Teen
• Ga. Auto Dealer Accused Of Race Bias By Ex-Workers
• Wells Fargo Execs Sued In Del. Over 'Sham' Diversity Efforts
• Motive Pushes Back At New-Trial Bid In Fleet Monitoring IP Fight
• Kaman Aerospace Liable For $22M In Fatal Helicopter Crash
• Funds Fight GM Push For 2nd Look At Bid To Toss Cruise Suit
• American Airlines Wins Suit Over Teen's In-Flight Death
• W.Va. Justices Say UIM Coverage Needn't Always Be Offered
• IP Partner Rejoins Venable After Morgan Lewis Stint
• Boeing, Alaska Air Can't Dodge Outrage Claim In Blowout Suit
• Auto Parts Mogul Challenges Order To Pay Alter Domus $127M
• 6th Circ. Ruling Shows Toughening On ERISA Fiduciary Suits
• Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring
• Conn. Man Charged With $3M Amazon Logistics Scheme
• Clients Rely On Enviro Attys' Know-How On Rocky Reg Turf
• Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter
• A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions
• Former Executive Of Car Dealer Group Can't Duck FTC Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation
• Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys
• UK-US Trade Deal Needs Work On Pharma And IP, Pros Say
• Activist Ends Battle With Lyft By Withdrawing Director Noms
• Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out Southwest Attys' Religious Training Order
• DC Circ. To Decide If Zero Is Less Than 40 In DCA Slot Fight
• Class Attys Awarded $15M In $50M GM Faulty Fuel Pump Deal
• Atturo Tire Again Presses High Court To Take Up $10M IP Fight
• Feds Float Sweeping Air Traffic Control Overhaul
• Counterfeit Goods Hit $467B Globally In 2021, Report Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Citigroup Cash Advance Fraud Suit Again
• Dentons Europe, Houston Co. To Settle $4.7M Fee Dispute
• Ex-Tesla Worker Can't Upend Arbitrator's Race Bias Decision
• Minn. Co. Settles Suit Over Veggies Left Sitting At Ga. Port
• Delta Passenger Sues Over Hot Water Spill Incident
• Ind. Allows Credit For Taxes Paid On Behalf Of Pass-Throughs
• NJ Transit Must Face Suit Over Light Rail Crossing Death
• Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
• 11th Circ. Says Developer's I-20 Truck Stop Suit Out Of Gas
• Nestle Eyes Potential $5B Water Unit Sale, And Other Reports
• Gotion EV Battery Plant Opponents Meet Skeptical 6th Circ.
• Conn. High Court Snapshot: Rehab Permit And Towing Tiff
• Insurer Drops Coverage Fight Over NC Truck Stop Shooting
• HUD Blocked From Withholding Grants Over DEI Policies
• BNSF Fired Conductor For Seeking Injury Payment, Suit Says
• Glove Box Warranty Supports Arbitration In EV Suit, FCA Says
• Texas Bill May Limit Full Redress For Personal Injury Victims
• Politics, Tech Issues Top Concerns At Chicago Risk Event
• Mich. Justices Mull 'Straddle Policies' In No-Fault Cases
• Del. Justices Deny Bid To Revive Carvana Insider Trading Suit
• 16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds
• Nordstrom's Investor Can't Block Vote On Go-Private Deal
• Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees
• Tesla Accused Of Infringing Vehicle Shift Patents
• Judge Affirms $9.4M Verdict For American Airlines In IP Case
• NY Eyes Injunction Against Feds In Congestion Price Fight
• Ga. Judges Dubious Of Path To Atty Fees In Crash Injury Case
• Geely Lobs Offer To Take Chinese EV Maker Zeekr Private
• Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
• HUD Says Suit To Block Fund Cuts Belongs In Claims Court
• Delta Must Keep Battling Customers' Trimmed IT Outage Suit
• 11th Circ. Refuses Celebrity Cruise Crew's Captivity Claim
• Ind. Landowners Not Owed For Trail Project, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Boeing Battles Bid To Depose Engineer In 737 Max Fraud Suit
• Judge Backs Kellanova In $330M Teamsters Pension Row
• Autonomous Cars Get Regs Jumpstart, But Long Road Ahead
• Ga. Panel Considers Reviving Man's MARTA Fall Suit
• Fuel Refiners Say EPA Shirked Duty To Grant Biofuel Waiver
• Honda Can't Toss Suit Over Defective Infotainment System
• Split 5th Circ. Nixes Amazon's Appeal To Halt NLRB Case
• Oil Cos. Bet On Trump Order To Try Dodging Climate Tort Suit
• Fed. Circ. Agrees Plane Taxability Patent Doesn't Fly
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Block Climate Change NGO Grants
• $7.5M Verdict For Oil Co. 'A Calamity Of Errors,' Court Told
• 6th Circ. Backs End To Auto Co. 401(k) Fee Suit
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Amtrak Employee Slip-And-Fall
• Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
• Car Seat Maker Sued Over Faulty Recall, Replacement Parts
• Cozen O'Connor Hires Maritime Admin's Former Chief Counsel
• Aviation Co. Says Workers' Class Action Too Broad
• Class Cert. Partially Granted In Auto Insurance Discount Case
• Stewart Revives Vehicle Tracking Patent, But May End IPR
• NEPA Repeal Could Slow Down Environmental Review
• High Court Won't Touch $44M Award In Deadly Navy Crash
• NJ Justices Favor Surety Over Savings In Turnpike Project
• Ex-Supervisor Says Carvana Fired Him Because Of Disability
• Amazon Seeks To Exit Prime Subscribers' Slow Delivery Suit
• Sunoco Expands Into Canada With $9.1B Parkland Acquisition
• Liberty Wants Uber Rider, Employer To Cover Cyclist's Claim
• How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
• American Airlines Sues Chicago Over O'Hare Gate Space
• Enviro Groups Push Back On Bid To Toss CSX Rebuild Suit
• DOJ's Climate Change Suits Test Feds' Powers In State Affairs
• DC Circ. To Decide If 14 Miles Of Trains Is Too Many
• O'Reilly Auto Pregnant Worker Suit Geared Up For Wash. Trial
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Suit Over Car Co. Buybacks
• Omnitracs Alleges Religious Bias In IP Trial Tainted Outcome
• Texas Marine Fuel Co. Wants Arbitration Of $5M Defect Suit
• NY Officials Say Feds' Memo In Filing Mishap Is Fair Game
• Trump Proposes Billions In Cuts To EPA State Grant Programs
• Opening Upper C-Band Poses Air Safety Concerns, FCC Told
• United Airlines Beats Retirees' ERISA Suit, For Now
• Truck Modification Co. Shorted Workers Overtime, Suit Says
• Trooper Guilty On Most Counts In Driver's License Scheme
• Trade War Spurs Companies To Freshen Disclosure Playbooks
• 3 Argument Sessions Benefits Attys Should Watch In May
• Auto Services Co. Top Brass Sued Over Biz Integration Issues
• TSA Owes $170.6M In Patent Suit From Fla. Biz
• 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims
• Ex-Amtrak Director Steered IT Contracts For Bribes, Feds Say
• Argentina Must Pay $147M In Webuild Feud
• VW, Audi Say Recall Fixes Nullify EV Fire-Risk Lawsuit
• States, Green Groups Look To Vacate NEPA Ruling
• 6th Circ. Judge Unsure If Totaled Car Payout Class Will Stand
• High Court Urged To Skip $272M Hertz 'Solvent Debtor' Appeal
• Uber Needed To Collect Tax Pre-Wayfair, Ga. Panel Affirms
• Truckers Win $10M In Row Over Pay For Freight Transport
• Norfolk Southern's Promotion Process Is Biased, Workers Say
• Colo. Fees Don't Violate TABOR, Appeals Panel Says
• Texas Trucking Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Over $25M In Debt
• Masonry Exec Cops To $52M Amtrak Program Bribery Scheme
• Trucker Chases Down Mich. Appeals Court Win In Injury Suit
• Zipcar, Garage Not Liable For Injuries To Driver Returning Car
• 401(k) Forfeiture Suit Not Backed By ERISA, Judge Says
• Gol Linhas, Noteholders Ink $125M Ch. 11 Exit Finance Deal
• Feds Sue To Block State Climate Suits, Superfund Laws
• House Votes To Axe Another EPA Emissions Waiver For Calif.
• Sony Eyes $49B Semiconductor Unit Sale, Plus More Rumors
• Teaching College Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer