Transportation

  • October 03, 2025

    Supreme Court Takes Up Cuba Seizure Law Cases

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider two cases seeking clarity on a federal law enacted in 1996 that allows U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages from entities that subsequently used the property.

  • October 02, 2025

    Full 5th Circ. To Rehear Bid To Void DOT Airline Fees Rule

    The full Fifth Circuit Thursday vacated a panel's January ruling that allowed for the redo of a Biden-era rule requiring airlines to more clearly disclose add-on fees upfront and agreed to consider a request from airlines that the rule itself be wiped off the books entirely.

  • October 02, 2025

    FERC Issues Trump-Ordered Rule To Phase Out 53 Regs

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has finalized a rule to phase out dozens of its regulations, making it the first, and apparently only, federal agency to fully comply with an executive order to sunset energy-related rules.

  • October 02, 2025

    Insurers Concealed Coverage For $1.3M Jet Crash, Co. Says

    Two insurers failed to cover repairs and other costs stemming from a corporate jet crash that totaled more than $1.3 million, the jet's owner alleged in a lawsuit removed by the insurers to Texas federal court Thursday, saying the carriers further concealed and misrepresented coverage terms.

  • October 02, 2025

    Fla. Appeals Court Seeks Higher Guidance On Pot Smells

    A man searched by police officers due to a marijuana odor emanating from a car he was sitting in cannot have the fact that drugs were found in his sock be suppressed, a Florida state appeals court affirmed while asking the state's highest court to clarify whether police could search him today under such circumstances.

  • October 02, 2025

    Porsche Club Sues Fla. Event Over 'Treffen' Trademark Use

    Porsche Club of America sued South Florida Porsche showcase Das Renn Treffen Inc. Thursday, claiming the event organizer's use of the term "treffen" for Porsche-related events infringes on the club's decades-old trademark.

  • October 02, 2025

    Polish Airline's Boeing 737 Max Fraud Suit Bound For Trial

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday teed up for trial LOT Polish Airlines' suit alleging Boeing duped it into leasing defective 737 Max jets that were later grounded after two deadly crashes overseas, saying a jury should consider whether Boeing misrepresented risks about the jets to airline customers.

  • October 02, 2025

    Tesla Can't Nix Battery Maker's Arbitration Award, Judge Rules

    A California federal judge has confirmed an arbitration award that guarantees a battery maker's right to sell its dry battery electrode equipment to parties other than Tesla, rejecting Tesla's contention that an arbitrator disregarded the law when interpreting the companies' intellectual property rights in the equipment.

  • October 02, 2025

    Southwest Owes OT For Work Around Flights, Attendant Says

    Southwest Airlines illegally fails to pay its Chicago Midway International Airport flight attendants for any work they perform outside the bounds of their actual flight time, according to a proposed class action one of the airline's employees filed in Illinois state court.

  • October 02, 2025

    Many Cos. Not Ready For National Security Risks, Report Says

    At least a third of U.S. companies aren't fully prepared to address key national security compliance risks they face, and the C-suite often isn't aligned with its in-house counsel as to who is primarily responsible for those efforts, according to a new survey from Eversheds Sutherland.

  • October 02, 2025

    Energy Dept. Cancels $7.5B In Blue State Project Awards

    The U.S. Department of Energy said it's terminating over $7.5 billion in grants for energy projects, which are primarily clean energy projects located in blue states and include a regional hydrogen hub in California slated to receive a $1.2 billion funding commitment.

  • October 02, 2025

    NY-NJ Port Authority Keeps Win In Worker COVID Death Case

    A New Jersey state appeals court won't revive a widow's suit against Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. alleging that its negligence led to her husband dying of COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, saying the trial court rightly excluded her expert's opinion and the death certificate from evidence. 

  • October 01, 2025

    LIRR Won't Owe Worker Back Pay Over Pot Firing

    A New York federal judge ended a union's lawsuit seeking to secure back pay for a Long Island Rail Road worker who was fired after testing positive for marijuana but subsequently reinstated, saying the arbitration panel in the grievance acted within its authority under the Railway Labor Act.

  • October 01, 2025

    Quantum Can't Nix FTC Order Over $5.2B Natural Gas Deal

    Quantum Energy Partners is not going to be allowed out from under a consent order it inked with the Federal Trade Commission that had allowed a $5.2 billion oil and gas deal with EQT Corp. to go through, the agency has announced.

  • October 01, 2025

    Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Help Over Eletson Orders

    Reed Smith LLP has urged the Second Circuit to nix an order displacing the firm as counsel and requiring it to turn over client files for international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. to lawyers representing the company's new owners, saying Eletson's bankruptcy plan has not validly taken effect.

  • October 01, 2025

    DC Circ. Deems FERC-Approved Pipeline Rates Unjustly High

    The D.C. Circuit wiped out FERC's approval of fuel rates charged by a Kinder Morgan unit's pipeline following an expansion project, saying the agency unfairly saddled gas producer Antero Resources Corp. with higher rates than other pipeline customers.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ill. Jury Awards $67M In Panera Truck Crash Case

    An Illinois jury has awarded $67 million to the families of two people who were killed and a man who was severely injured in a 2018 crash where a car hit a Panera Bread truck and then struck a third vehicle head-on.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ship Manager Says Liability Shield Applies In Baltimore Wreck

    The manager of the container ship that slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last year has told a Maryland federal judge that it should be allowed to invoke a nearly two-centuries-old maritime law to limit its liability for the wreck.

  • October 01, 2025

    AutoZone Prevails In Class Action Over 401(k) Fees

    AutoZone defeated a class action claiming it cost employees millions of dollars in retirement savings by failing to remove costly investment options from its 401(k) plan, with a Tennessee federal judge ruling the workers failed to show the company shirked its duties to monitor the plan.

  • October 01, 2025

    First Brands Can Tap $1B DIP As It Seeks Stability In Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave interim approval to car parts maker First Brands' $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession loan, freeing up $500 million in funds, after a stalled refinancing and limited liquidity pushed it to Chapter 11.

  • October 01, 2025

    Truck Seller Can't Escape Injury Suit As 'Mere Conduit'

    A North Carolina federal judge won't let hydrovac truck seller Trans-West Inc. escape an injury suit from a worker who alleges he was injured by hot mud from a truck it sold to his employer, finding that the company was no "mere conduit" in the sale.

  • October 01, 2025

    Djibouti, DP World Trade Barbs Over Award In $1B Port Feud

    United Arab Emirates-based logistics company DP World on Wednesday disputed the government of Djibouti's statement that a London Court of International Arbitration tribunal nixed DP World's $1 billion claim this week in a bitter, yearslong dispute over control of a deep-sea terminal, saying it remains active.

  • October 01, 2025

    Trump Unlawfully Fired Dem Member Of STB, Suit Alleges

    A recently fired Democratic member of the Surface Transportation Board sued President Donald Trump in federal court Wednesday, alleging that he was unlawfully removed from his position and should be allowed to serve the rest of his term.

  • October 01, 2025

    White House Issues New NEPA Guidance To Federal Agencies

    The White House Council on Environmental Quality has released guidance for federal agencies that are working to update their National Environmental Policy Act guidelines.

  • October 01, 2025

    Ohio Says Norfolk Southern Fully Liable In Derailment Suit

    Ohio is asking a federal judge to find Norfolk Southern Corp. fully liable for pollution stemming from the 2023 East Palestine train derailment, saying the court should find that each railcar is a separate source of pollution under state law and assess penalties accordingly.

Expert Analysis

  • Challenging A Class Representative's Adequacy And Typicality

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    Recent cases highlight that a named plaintiff cannot certify a putative class action unless they can meet all the applicable requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, so defendants should consider challenging a plaintiff's ability to meet typicality and adequacy requirements early and often, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

  • Yacht Broker Case Highlights Industry Groups' Antitrust Risk

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    The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling that commission-driven industries beyond real estate are vulnerable to antitrust challenges after the National Association of Realtors settled similar allegations last year, says Miles Santiago at the Southern University Law Center and Alex Hebert at Southern Compass.

  • Age Bias Ruling Holds Harassment Policy Lessons

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    A Kansas federal court's recent decision in Holman v. Textron Aviation, rejecting an employee's assertion that his termination for failing to report harassment was pretextual and due to age bias, provides insight into how courts analyze whether actions are pretextual and offers lessons about enforcing anti-harassment policies, say attorneys at Ogletree.

  • Opinion

    4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding

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    As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

  • What To Know About Bill Aiming To Curb CIPA

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    A bill pending in the California Assembly would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act to allow for the use of website tracking technologies for commercial business purposes, limiting class actions seeking damages under the act for industry standard practices, say Katherine Alphonso and Avazeh Pourhamzeh at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • State Law Challenges In Enforcing Arbitration Clauses

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    In recent cases, state courts in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Jersey have considered or endorsed heightened standards for arbitration agreements, which can mean the difference between a bilateral arbitration and a full-blown class action in court, says Fabien Thayamballi at Shapiro Arato.

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • A Look At Florida's New Protected Series LLC Legislation

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    A new law in Florida enhances the flexibility of using limited liability companies as the entities of choice for most privately held businesses, moving Florida into a small group of states with reliable uniform protected series legislation for series LLCs, says Louis Conti at Holland & Knight.

  • Harmonized Int'l Framework May Boost Advanced Aircraft

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    International differences in the certification process for advanced air mobility aircraft make the current framework insufficient — but U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's recent announcement of a standards harmonization effort may help promote these innovative aviation technologies, while maintaining safety, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Series

    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • DOJ Enforcement Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

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    Recent investigations, settlements and a declination to prosecute suggest that controlling the flow of goods into and out of the country, and redressing what the administration sees as reverse discrimination, are likely to be at the forefront of the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement agenda the rest of this year, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • Forensic Challenges In Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Cases

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    Lawsuits over lithium-ion battery fires and explosions often center on the core question of whether the battery was defective or combusted due to some other external factor — so both plaintiff and defense attorneys litigating these cases must understand the forensic issues involved, says Drew LaFramboise at Joseph Greenwald.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Federal Construction Considerations Amid Policy Overhaul

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    The rapid overhaul of federal procurement, heightened domestic sourcing rules and aggressive immigration enforcement are reshaping U.S. construction, but several pragmatic considerations can help federal contractors engaged in infrastructure and public construction avoid the legal, financial and operational fallout, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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