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July 17, 2026
U.S. Supreme Court rulings determining that freight brokers can face state-based negligence lawsuits and that last-mile drivers can also be exempt from arbitration are among the biggest court decisions of the first half of 2026 affecting the transportation industry. Here, Law360 highlights a few of the biggest transportation-related rulings of 2026 so far.
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July 17, 2026
A former Baltimore Ravens linebacker has asked a Texas federal court to keep his lawsuit alleging that the National Football League Players Association and its attorney dropped his knee injury dispute with the team without his consent, arguing that he was never told his grievance in the disagreement had been withdrawn.
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July 17, 2026
In the second of a two-part series on the Virginia Revival Courtroom in the Charlotte federal courthouse, judges, architects and a trial consultant explain the strategy behind designing a space they see as more conducive to justice.
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July 17, 2026
Two major rulings from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have left it up to the Legislature to address "skill games" and second-degree murder sentences, while other pending bills would tackle a long-standing challenge in administering elections, and make it harder for scalpers to snatch up high-demand tickets or products online.
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July 16, 2026
A California federal judge Thursday preliminarily approved a $75 million class deal struck mid-trial by Northrop Grumman and residents of a Los Angeles suburb who accused the aerospace company of contaminating their properties, a day after hundreds of the neighborhood's residents filed a similar lawsuit in state court.
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July 16, 2026
Washington, D.C.'s highest court refused to make a trial court vacate discovery orders requiring Meta to disclose certain communications concerning internal research related to the well-being of young social media users, saying Thursday that Meta failed to show it had a "clear and indisputable" right to such relief.
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July 16, 2026
The California Supreme Court on Thursday clarified the state's final judgment rule and held that a voluntary dismissal intended to speed up appellate review of adverse trial court rulings in a medical malpractice case essentially forfeited the case for the plaintiffs.
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July 16, 2026
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Allen and his wife are suing companies that provide privatized housing to military service members in Texas federal court, saying that despite being assured the housing was safe and properly maintained, their home had a host of problems that harmed Allen and his daughter's health.
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July 16, 2026
The Fifth Circuit ruled that a man convicted of domestic violence cannot have his right to own a firearm restored despite the U.S. Supreme Court's expansion of gun rights in recent years, and that Congress did not exceed its constitutional authority by limiting his Second Amendment rights.
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July 16, 2026
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday threw out the bulk of a proposed class action alleging that Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. sold unsafe child car seats, saying most of the claims fail because the parents leading the suit didn't show Dorel was aware of the defect prior to their purchase.
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July 16, 2026
A Connecticut town and its board of education have agreed to a record-setting $20 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of a 5-year-old boy who collapsed during school recess and died two days later, according to his family's attorneys.
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July 16, 2026
Texas personal injury firm Sorrels Law has added a Houston-based partner who previously practiced with litigation boutique Spagnoletti Law Firm.
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July 16, 2026
This is the first in a two-part series about the Virginia Revival Model courtroom in the Charles R. Jonas federal courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, judges and attorneys recall how a sexual assault trial against Uber unfolded in a space designed to place focus on the witnesses.
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July 16, 2026
The family of a 16-year-old Indiana student is suing Amazon and its courier subcontractor in state court, alleging that Amazon is responsible for one of its drivers working while under the influence of fentanyl and crashing into a school bus.
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July 16, 2026
A Washington federal judge signed off on a $2.6 million settlement between Geico and a class of hundreds of drivers resolving a dispute over whether the insurer improperly withheld drivers' personal injury protection coverage by asserting they reached "maximum medical improvement."
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July 15, 2026
Albertsons conducted few reviews of opioid dispensing by its Washington pharmacies for years after establishing a controlled substances compliance team, according to testimony played on Day 3 of a bench trial in the state's lawsuit accusing the company and its Safeway subsidiary of exacerbating Washington's opioid epidemic.
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July 15, 2026
Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.
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July 15, 2026
Unilever's personal care unit was hit with a products liability lawsuit in New Jersey federal court Tuesday by customers who say the company's TRESemme shampoo products caused them to suffer scalp irritation, bald spots or their hair to fall out in clumps.
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July 15, 2026
A North Carolina hospital system was hit with an $18.2 million jury verdict over claims its doctor botched a delivery, causing a newborn to lose all ability to use his left arm for life.
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July 15, 2026
Qatar Airways negligently served a teen passenger a sandwich that triggered a severe allergic reaction despite being informed of his numerous food allergies, which caused his in-flight death while traveling with his family, according to a suit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.
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July 15, 2026
A man who claimed a safety defect in a pistol led to him being shot in the leg while the safety was on asked a Colorado federal judge Tuesday to deny Umarex USA Inc.'s bid to dismiss his complaint because admissions made by its codefendant in its answer to the complaint implicate potential liability.
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July 15, 2026
A Pittsburgh pharmacy technician can get workers' compensation after she was hit by a car during her 15-minute lunch break, since the break was limited enough to fall under the "personal comfort doctrine" in state law, a divided appellate court ruled Wednesday.
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July 15, 2026
United Healthcare must pay $630,000 to a mother who challenged the insurance company's decision to deny coverage for her son's residential mental health treatment, a Utah federal judge ordered, after rejecting the company's bid to slim her requests for interest and attorney fees.
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July 15, 2026
Georgia State Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, will have to face a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man who was struck and killed in a bicycle accident, the Georgia Court of Appeals said Wednesday, reversing a lower court's dismissal of the case.
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July 15, 2026
A Washington appellate panel has held that a trial court judge erred in disqualifying a county prosecutor's office from handling charges against a driver who crashed into one of its attorneys during a police pursuit.