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April 24, 2026
The launch of the refund process for tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court marks the start of lengthy and multifaceted court battles as companies fight with consumers — and amongst themselves — about who gets a slice of the $166 billion pie, experts told Law360.
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April 24, 2026
The full Sixth Circuit on Friday reversed the certification of a class of 90,000 State Farm policyholders in a suit claiming the insurer systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, finding the insurer has a right to present unique evidence for specific class members.
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April 24, 2026
JPMorgan, Barclays and Fifth Third doubled down on their bid to dismiss an investor suit accusing them of facilitating an alleged auto loan fraud by Tricolor Holdings, saying they were also blindsided by Tricolor's actions.
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April 24, 2026
A New York federal judge dismissed claims brought by over 60 Jewish passengers who alleged that United Airlines and its employees subjected them to antisemitic actions on a diverted flight bound for Israel, saying the passengers failed to properly bring claims under an international treaty governing such flights.
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April 24, 2026
The Fourth Circuit turned down a Virginia trucking company's bid to stay a mandate requiring the entity to bargain with the union that workers tried to incorporate before facing pressure to vote against representation.
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April 24, 2026
German automobile manufacturer Porsche announced Friday that it is selling its equity stakes in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group to a consortium led by New York-based investment firm HOF Capital.
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April 24, 2026
The family of a man killed in a double shooting by a Pittsburgh gas station clerk has sued the station's convenience store operator and Sunoco LP, claiming the companies should have provided independent security or prevented the clerk from using his own gun against the victim and his brother.
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April 23, 2026
The Ninth Circuit revived a Princess Cruise Line guest's negligence suit alleging he injured his neck after falling backward from tripping over an uneven shower ledge in his hotel room bathroom, ruling Thursday there is a genuine factual dispute whether the company knew the bathroom's design was unreasonably dangerous.
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April 23, 2026
A Delta Air Lines passenger who defecated on himself after he was handcuffed and denied the opportunity to use the bathroom urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to give him another trial after a judge scrapped his $7.2 million verdict, arguing that the court wrongly tossed the verdict after trial.
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April 23, 2026
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a California county's suit seeking coverage of up to $162 million for environmental remediation efforts at an airport, reversing a lower court ruling that the policies were capped by an annual limit.
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April 23, 2026
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed much of an order compelling arbitration in the Cayman Islands of claims brought by a seaman who was injured aboard a luxury 288-foot yacht allegedly owned by billionaire and former Sears CEO Edward Lampert, saying its precedent on such matters remains good law.
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April 23, 2026
The number of passengers suing Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems over a door plug blowout on a 737 Max airplane has grown by one, with a Washington state court consolidating a lone complaint into the larger case.
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April 23, 2026
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires granted five America Invents Act patent challenges and denied four others in his latest bulk order making institution decisions with little commentary.
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April 23, 2026
Auto parts distributor LKQ Corp. has been hit with a proposed class action in Tennessee federal court accusing it of concealing that a 2023 acquisition harmed LKQ's ability to meet its financial growth goals.
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April 23, 2026
A Las Vegas woman has lodged a proposed class action against a Washington-based credit union that provides services to Alaska Airlines employees and their families, claiming the financial institution failed to use reasonable security measures to protect members' personal data that was exposed in a cyberattack.
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April 23, 2026
An insurance broker submitted forged documents while obtaining an adjustment on a transportation company's insurance policy, causing it to lose coverage it needed to do business with a Washington, D.C., regional transit agency, according to a complaint filed in D.C. federal court.
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April 23, 2026
Fire truck crew members didn't know that air traffic controllers' instructions to stop were directed at them before they collided with an Air Canada passenger jet landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport last month, and the lack of a transponder on the truck prevented a runway collision warning system from sending out alerts, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
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April 23, 2026
A British company that is already on the hook for more than $26.3 million must pay Sikorsky International Operations Inc. an additional $9.77 million in offer-of-compromise interest after losing a lawsuit over the scrapped purchase of two helicopters, the Lockheed Martin-owned manufacturer told a Connecticut federal judge.
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April 23, 2026
A female Delta Air Lines aviation maintenance planner working under all-male management was placed on a coaching plan that didn't apply to her male colleagues and was used to deny her a merit raise and suggest performance deficiencies that didn't exist, she said in a complaint in Georgia federal court.
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April 23, 2026
Mercedes-Benz ignored a Vietnamese American employee's complaints about a manager's racial bias before ultimately firing him after he took leave for the birth of his child, he told a Georgia federal court.
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April 23, 2026
The Ninth Circuit has reinstated a couple's suit against Robinson Helicopter Co. over the death of their daughter in a helicopter crash, finding that replacement parts for the helicopter reset the 18-year statute of repose.
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April 23, 2026
A North Carolina federal judge refused to certify a new round of collective and class claims against an auto parts manufacturer, finding that workers challenging off-the-clock work failed to show their claims could be efficiently resolved on a group basis after several years of litigation.
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April 23, 2026
Spirit Aviation is in "very advanced discussions" on a government-funded financing package after the war in Iran derailed its second Chapter 11's plans, one of the budget airline's attorneys said at a Thursday bankruptcy hearing in New York.
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April 23, 2026
JetBlue could be charging travelers more if they have a funeral to attend, according to a new lawsuit that was filed after one of the airline's social media accounts offered a customer tips on how to get a cheaper flight that included clearing their cache and booking with an incognito browser.
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April 23, 2026
A Detroit federal court holds specific jurisdiction over a fair debt collection complaint that a Michigan autoworker launched after his wages were garnished by an out-of-state law firm, according to a precedential ruling by the Sixth Circuit, which found the state's long-arm statute keeps claims alive.