January 18, 2018
The oil and natural gas industry asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to keep alive their consolidated challenge to a 2015 federal safety rule for trains carrying crude oil, saying a controversial special brakes requirement is still on the books so their challenge isn't moot.
June 28, 2016
A dispute over the U.S. Department of Transportation's tank car rules for trains carrying crude oil and labor suits challenging commercial truckers, delivery giants and ride-hailing companies' classification of drivers as independent contractors are among the court battles that transportation attorneys will watch as 2016 continues to unfold.
March 22, 2016
Railroads and the oil and natural gas industry said Tuesday that their D.C. Circuit challenges to a new safety rule for trains carrying crude oil should be put off for now, provided they can save for future their dispute over the rule's special brakes requirement.
March 16, 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation has asked the D.C. Circuit to toss a rail and oil industry challenge to new brake system requirements for trains transporting crude oil, saying the suit is "unripe" in light of the recently passed FAST Act.
December 22, 2015
Environmental groups have asked the D.C. Circuit to not pause a challenge to U.S. Department of Transportation safety requirements for trains transporting crude oil, arguing a new infrastructure law's effect on the dispute is clear and tighter requirements should not wait.