January 02, 2023
A high court fight that could reshape where companies can be sued, a criminal trial with implications for the autonomous vehicle industry, and ride-hailing drivers' efforts to gain employee status are among the cases that transportation attorneys are watching closely in 2023.
November 08, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania unconstitutionally twisted the arms of companies seeking to do business in the state by making mandatory registration come with the threat of personal jurisdiction by the state's courts, even for matters involving out-of-state parties and injuries.
November 04, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider how to properly challenge the constitutionality of an agency's in-house enforcement action, along with the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act at this week's oral arguments. Here, Law360 previews what's on the docket.
October 03, 2022
The United States' solicitor general will join arguments in November before the U.S. Supreme Court over the extent of Pennsylvania courts' jurisdiction over out-of-state businesses, after telling the court that giving the state broad power over foreign corporations could complicate international relations.
August 29, 2022
Norfolk Southern Railway told the U.S. Supreme Court that a former worker cannot revive his Federal Employers' Liability Act suit using a Pennsylvania business registration statute that flouts corporate defendants' due process rights, saying it would open new litigation fronts and trigger egregious forum shopping.
July 15, 2022
A high court fight that could reshape where companies can be sued, ride-hail drivers' efforts to gain employee status, and administrative challenges to ocean shipping industry practices are among the cases transportation attorneys are watching closely in the latter half of 2022.
July 12, 2022
Plaintiffs-side attorneys and consumer advocates backed a former railroad worker's U.S. Supreme Court bid to revive his Federal Employers' Liability Act claims against Norfolk Southern Railway in a closely watched dispute concerning Pennsylvania's jurisdiction over out-of-state companies that has significant implications for corporate litigation.
May 06, 2022
A U.S. Supreme Court case claiming asbestos caused a railroad employee's cancer might not seem crucial for wage and hour attorneys to follow, but its potential to shape where plaintiffs can sue makes it one to watch, observers told Law360.
April 26, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday to take up a case about the reach of a Pennsylvania law could have a "seismic impact" on corporate litigation if the justices rule that a state can exercise jurisdiction over companies registered to do business there, legal experts told Law360.
April 25, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a former railroad worker's Federal Employers' Liability Act claims against Norfolk Southern Railway, taking up a case concerning Pennsylvania's jurisdiction over out-of-state companies.