Transportation

  • June 23, 2026

    Navistar, Truck Buyers Face Off In Trial Over Delayed Order

    Tuesday's opening statements in a trial over two companies' claims that truck manufacturer Navistar's delay of a bulk order cost them millions saw each side's counsel give a Michigan federal jury a meticulous description of the delivery contract in question — and their vastly different interpretations of it.

  • June 23, 2026

    Truist Division Sued Over Citizenship-Based Loan Denial

    A recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals hit Truist Financial Corp. division Sheffield Financial and an Oklahoma motorcycle dealership with a proposed class action alleging he was wrongfully denied credit based on his immigration status despite having an above-average credit score.

  • June 23, 2026

    Pittsburgh, Engineers Reach Deal Over 2022 Bridge Collapse

    Drivers and passengers injured in the 2022 collapse of the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh have reached a settlement with the city and the engineering firms who were allegedly responsible for inspecting the bridge, and the suits were officially dismissed on Tuesday, according to court documents.

  • June 23, 2026

    NJ Transit Says Electronics Co. Must Cover Patent Suit Defense

    New Jersey Transit alleged in federal court that a railway electronics company must fund the transit agency's  defense against patent infringement claims in an underlying suit, claiming that the company provided the infringing systems and that its agreement with the company requires it to cover the defense.

  • June 23, 2026

    Flight Sim Training Co.'s Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Approved

    Pilot training company Avenger Flight Group LLC received approval Tuesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge for its Chapter 11 liquidation plan to create a trust to provide recoveries to unsecured creditors.

  • June 23, 2026

    Seyfarth Adds Labor Pro In Dallas From Pilots Union

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has bolstered its labor and employment capabilities with a new partner in its Dallas office who served as labor relations counsel for the Air Line Pilots Association.

  • June 23, 2026

    Pension Fund Trustees Partially Settle $1.8M Transit Co. Suit

    Trustees of a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund have reached a partial settlement in a lawsuit over a more than $1.8 million reallocation liability assessment against a defunct transit company, asking a New York federal court to pause claims against the settling defendants while they secure financing and make payment.

  • June 23, 2026

    NLRB Judge Hits Amazon With Bargaining Order At SF Facility

    A National Labor Relations Board judge ordered Amazon to bargain with the Teamsters at a San Francisco delivery center in a decision that may give the board's Republican majority a chance to rethink the agency's reworked bargaining order standard.

  • June 23, 2026

    Justices Clear Path For Exxon Damages Claim In Cuba Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court found Tuesday that a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages automatically abrogates the sovereign immunity of state-owned entities targeted in such cases, clearing a path for Exxon Mobil Corp.'s bid for some $1 billion in damages.

  • June 22, 2026

    YouTube Seeks To Exit Wash. Driver's Viral Dashcam Clip Suit

    YouTube has urged a Seattle federal judge to free it from a woman's lawsuit alleging she was bullied online over a secretly recorded viral video of her texting while driving, saying she cannot circumvent the platform's protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by leveling a baseless wiretapping claim.

  • June 22, 2026

    NJ Appeals Court Affirms U-Haul Win In Atty Slip-And-Fall Suit

    An attorney who slipped while exiting a moving truck, falling on his face and breaking bone and teeth, cannot undo a jury verdict for U-Haul, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday, saying the lower court properly rejected his bid for a pretrial win.

  • June 22, 2026

    Uber Board Spawned 'Serial Compliance Offender,' Suit Says

    Uber Technologies Inc. executives and board directors have fostered a culture of noncompliance and lax safety that has exposed the ride-hailing giant to thousands of sexual harassment and disability discrimination lawsuits, according to a new shareholder derivative suit in California federal court Monday.

  • June 22, 2026

    Boeing Wants Ex-Judge To Be Umpire In Crash Coverage Row

    A D.C. federal court should appoint one of the former federal judges proposed by Boeing to serve as umpire in arbitration over coverage for the 2019 crash of a 737 Max 8 jet operated by Ethiopian Airlines, the company argued, saying the parties reached an impasse regarding the selection.

  • June 22, 2026

    Mich. Court OKs Conviction Of Man Who Filmed Traffic Stop

    A self-described First Amendment auditor who filmed a traffic stop has had his obstruction conviction upheld by a Michigan appeals court, which ruled that the right to record police did not allow him to ignore officers' lawful commands to keep a safe distance.

  • June 22, 2026

    Plaintiffs Ask 11th Circ. To Unfreeze Cruise Voyeurism Suits

    A group of plaintiffs suing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. with allegations that one of its crew members covertly filmed them for his own gratification asked the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to undo a stay on related cases and affirm an order denying Royal Caribbean's bid to bring the cases to arbitration.

  • June 22, 2026

    3 IPOs Could Raise $791M Combined As Listings Surge

    Three companies spanning the broadband infrastructure, silver mining and e-scooter industries launched plans Monday for initial public offerings that could raise a combined $791 million if they price as planned during the week of June 29.

  • June 22, 2026

    Airline Trade Group Beats Bid To End Mich. Sick Leave Suit

    A federal judge allowed a national airline trade group's challenge to Michigan's earned sick leave law to move forward Monday in a Michigan federal court, finding the group plausibly alleged the law is preempted by a federal aviation deregulation statute.

  • June 22, 2026

    Yamaha Gets $7M Verdict Erased In Golf Cart Rollover Suit

    A Georgia appellate court panel on Monday ordered a new trial in a case in which a family won $7 million after their toddler was severely hurt in a Yamaha golf cart rollover, finding a lower court wrongly kept the motorized products maker from introducing warning label language at trial.

  • June 22, 2026

    'Campaign Of Hostility': Calif. Sues Trump EPA Over Waivers

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "campaign of hostility" toward waivers that allow California to set its own greenhouse gas emissions standards now includes an unlawful plan to have Congress undo granted waivers related to "clean" vehicles and other engines, California claimed Monday in a D.C. federal court lawsuit.

  • June 22, 2026

    US Silicon Co. Accuses Chinese Biz Of Copying Anode Tech

    A California company that claims to have created products allowing for more efficient lithium-ion batteries accused a Chinese company of infringing its patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of the foreign company's products.

  • June 22, 2026

    FERC Says Texas LNG Project Is 'Environmentally Acceptable'

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission defended its continued approval of a liquefied natural gas project in South Texas, telling the D.C. Circuit it had addressed the court's previous concerns by expanding its analysis of the project's polluting effects.

  • June 22, 2026

    Auto Supplier Says It Was 'Hostage' To $4.3M Price Hikes

    A Tier 1 automotive supplier urged a Michigan federal judge on Monday not to throw out its $4.3 million breach of contract claim against another parts maker, arguing the opposing manufacturer "held [it] hostage" with price increases for multiple years.

  • June 22, 2026

    Injured Biker's Estate Seeks Dismissal Of Coverage Suit

    The representative of a child who was seriously injured after a tow truck struck her while she was riding a bicycle urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit over the validity of a settlement demand, saying the suit is not ripe while the underlying injury suit is pending.

  • June 22, 2026

    EV Charging Co. Ends Fired Worker's Religious Bias Suit

    An electric vehicle charging station company and a former employee have agreed to end his religious discrimination suit filed in Georgia federal court claiming the business fired him for leaving work early so that he could observe the Jewish Sabbath.

  • June 22, 2026

    High Court Leaves Intact Mich. Drone Hunting Restrictions

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to Michigan's ban on using drones to locate downed game animals, leaving in place a Sixth Circuit ruling finding the restriction does not violate the First Amendment.

Expert Analysis

  • What NY's GHG Reporting Program Means For Oil, Gas Cos.

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    New York's new Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program represents a significant compliance regime for the oil and gas industry, so any business touching the state's fuel market should determine its obligations, and be prepared to gather data, create a monitoring plan and institute controls for accurate reporting, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Courts Are Reanchoring Antitrust Enforcement In Evidence

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    Recent U.S. antitrust disputes, including with Meta and HPE-Juniper, illustrate how judicial scrutiny combined with internal institutional checks is pushing enforcement toward an evidence-based footing and refinements, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.

  • How States Are Advancing Enviro Justice Policies

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    The federal pullback on environmental justice creates uncertainty and impedes cross‑jurisdictional coordination, but EJ diligence remains prudent risk management, with many states having developed and implemented statutes, screening tools, permitting standards and more, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • NC Ruling Shows Mallory's Evolving Effects For Policyholders

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    A recent North Carolina decision, PDII v. Sky Aircraft, demonstrates how the U.S. Supreme Court's consequential jurisdiction decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern may permit suits against insurers anywhere they do business so long as the forum state has a business registration statute that requires submitting to in-state lawsuits, says Christopher Popecki at Pillsbury.

  • Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

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    Recent decisions from courts across the country demonstrate how different jurisdictions balance competing policy interests in determining whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned, providing a framework to identify when and how to challenge any attempted assignment, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin & Lodgen.

  • As Federal Enviro Justice Policy Goes Dormant, All Is Not Lost

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    Environmental justice is enduring a federal dormancy brought on by executive branch reversals and agency directives over the past year that have swept long-standing federal frameworks from the formal policy ledger, but the legal underpinnings of EJ have not vanished and remain important, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • When Bankruptcy Collides With Product Recalls

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    The recent bankruptcy filing by Rad Power Bikes on the heels of a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warning about dangerously defective batteries sold by the company highlights how CPSC enforcement clashes with bankruptcy protections, leaving both regulators and consumer litigants with limited options, says Michael Avanesian at Avian Law Group.

  • Series

    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Illinois

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    In 2025's last quarter, Illinois’ appellate courts weighed in on overlapping homeowners coverages for water-related damages, contractual suit limitation provisions in uninsured motorist policies, and protections for genetic health information in life insurance underwriting, while the Department of Insurance sought nationwide homeowners' insurance data from State Farm, says Matthew Fortin at BatesCarey.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026

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    Some of the key 2026 developments to watch in aerospace and defense contracting law stem from provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a push to reform procurement, executive orders that announced Trump administration priorities, the upcoming Artemis space mission and continuing efforts to deploy artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Aviation Watch: Busy Skies, Tough Market For Airlines In 2026

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    After a turbulent year in the U.S. commercial aviation sector, demand for air travel and premium service shows no signs of slackening in 2026, with airlines facing the need to compete in a saturated market, while seeking opportunities for consolidation and pursuing other avenues to profitability, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

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