Transportation

  • February 27, 2025

    Alsup Halts 'Illegal' Firings Of Probationary Federal Workers

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday temporarily blocked the mass firings of probationary federal employees ordered by President Donald Trump's administration, determining that the Office of Personnel Management illegally directed government agencies to terminate the probationary employees without authority to do so from Congress.

  • February 27, 2025

    Congress Sends EPA Methane Fee Rule Repeal To Trump's Desk

    Congress on Thursday passed a resolution scrapping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's imposition of a methane emissions fee on oil and gas companies, a move that may create uncertainty for industry as the fee remains legally mandated.

  • February 27, 2025

    Wis. Tribe Says It Won't Block, Ticket During Road Dispute

    A Wisconsin tribe embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the town of Lac du Flambeau over four tribal roads says it will not block their entrances or ticket anyone for using them as long as the litigation continues.

  • February 27, 2025

    NLRB Tells 6th Circ. Constitution Args Can't Block Board Case

    The National Labor Relations Board has asked the Sixth Circuit to deny an auto parts manufacturer's bid to pause an NLRB case on constitutional grounds, saying the company hasn't shown it would suffer the type of harm that justifies an injunction if the case moves forward.

  • February 27, 2025

    Boeing Rep Must Testify Again In Folded Airline's 737 Max Suit

    A Washington federal judge has partly sided with a defunct South African airline in the latest discovery row in a lawsuit against Boeing over a soured 737 Max deal, ordering the aerospace giant to prepare for another deposition after past corporate representatives purportedly couldn't answer basic questions.

  • February 27, 2025

    Georgia's Outside Funding Regulations Clear State Senate

    The Georgia State Senate unanimously advanced new regulations on third-party litigation funding Thursday as Gov. Brian Kemp's marquee tort reform package continues to march largely unimpeded through the state Legislature.

  • February 27, 2025

    USAA, Mich. Clinics Resolve Billing Fraud Row

    United Services Automobile Association said Wednesday that it has resolved its claims against physical therapy providers the insurer alleges solicited car crash victims to refer and bill them for unnecessary medical care.

  • February 27, 2025

    Relator Fights Discovery Ruling In FCA Suit Against AECOM

    A whistleblower accusing AECOM of falsely billing the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion contract urged a New York federal judge to rethink a decision to deny discovery requests, arguing the company improperly withheld information it's now asserting in a summary judgment bid.

  • February 26, 2025

    Arkansas Hits GM With Suit Over 'Deceptive' Driver Data Sales

    Arkansas' attorney general has become the latest to take aim at General Motors Co. over its data privacy practices, filing a lawsuit in state court Wednesday accusing the automaker of padding its profits by deceptively collecting and selling drivers' private data, which purchasers would then resell to insurance companies.

  • February 26, 2025

    Mercedes-Benz Drivers Win Class Cert. In Fla. Airbag MDL

    A Florida federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation over defective Takata airbags granted certification to several single and multistate class of Mercedes-Benz drivers on Wednesday, finding common issues connect the cases and that they can be efficiently managed in a single trial.

  • February 26, 2025

    Tesla Wins Punitive Damages Appeal In Fla. Fatal Crash Suit

    Tesla Inc. won't face punitive damage claims in a lawsuit accusing it of causing a 2019 crash that killed a Model 3 driver, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, saying the driver's widow failed to prove that the company likely knew its self-driving feature would cause death or great bodily injury.

  • February 26, 2025

    WDTX Chief Judge Won't Steer Hyundai IP Suit To Albright

    The Western District of Texas' top judge has batted down an Oregon tech company's effort to move its patent lawsuit against Hyundai to the court of U.S. District Judge Alan Albright, ruling that the presence of at least three related lawsuits in front of the judge "does not provide this court with sufficient justification for intra-district transfer."

  • February 26, 2025

    Trump Orders Fed Agencies To Plan For Large Layoffs

    The White House is telling federal agencies to submit plans for "large-scale" layoffs by mid-March, accusing them of siphoning funding for "unproductive and unnecessary programs" and "not producing results for the American public."

  • February 26, 2025

    Auto Insurer Freed From Covering Gunshot Injury Litigation

    An auto insurer doesn't have to cover a driver whose passenger was shot, court papers allege, by a neighbor who was incensed by what he perceived to be reckless driving, a Florida federal judge ruled.

  • February 26, 2025

    Frontier Airlines Rips Feds' DC Airport Slots Snub

    Frontier Airlines Inc. has told the D.C. Circuit that the U.S. Department of Transportation unlawfully excluded it from competing for new slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan National Airport to operate long-distance flights, while carrier Spirit Airlines wants to have a say in the dispute.

  • February 26, 2025

    Driver's Suit Time-Barred Because Alleged Defect Too Obvious

    A supposed defect with a Mercedes-Benz 2016 compact sedan was so apparent that buyers should've been aware of the alleged issue at the time of purchase, a Georgia federal judge has ruled, ending a proposed class action because the driver filed suit too long after he bought the car.

  • February 26, 2025

    EPA's Enviro Justice Reset Upending Community Relations

    The Trump administration's undertaking to root out environmental justice staffers, programs and funding has sown confusion and ruptured relationships with communities that had worked more closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recent years.

  • February 26, 2025

    5th Circ. Mulls Whether PPP Ineligibility Precludes Forgiveness

    A Fifth Circuit panel seemed wary Wednesday of buying a truck dealer's argument that the U.S. Small Business Administration should forgive its PPP loan, pondering whether doing so could have far-reaching consequences for litigation surrounding CARES Act loans.

  • February 26, 2025

    COVID Plausible Cause For Tire Price Hikes, Judge Says

    Consumers, dealerships and other tire purchasers will need more than claims of pretextual explanations for price hikes by Bridgestone, Goodyear, Michelin and other producers after an Ohio federal judge dismissed the "unsupported conclusion" that the pandemic doesn't explain their claims of consolidated price fixing.

  • February 26, 2025

    Trucking Cos. Can't Be Hauled Into Fla. Court Over Ga. Crash

    A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that a trucker and two companies that employed him don't have to face a wrongful death suit in the state over a deadly crash that occurred 10 miles north of the Florida-Georgia line.

  • February 26, 2025

    Driver Accuses Geico Of Lying About Accident Forgiveness

    Geico unlawfully disguises rate increases as surcharges, a driver alleged in a suit filed in Texas federal court, saying his premium nearly doubled after an accident despite being enrolled in an accident forgiveness program.

  • February 26, 2025

    Ill. Department Owes Teamsters Local $4.5M In Wage Deal

    The operational head of Illinois' state departments will pay $4.5 million to 500 workers for failing to pay them their wages negotiated in a collective bargaining agreement, a Teamsters local said in a news release Wednesday.

  • February 26, 2025

    NJ RICO Case Toss Leaves AG Irate, Defense Attys Elated

    The erasure of a massive racketeering indictment against New Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III, politically connected attorneys and others on Wednesday drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Matt Platkin while defense attorneys gloated.

  • February 25, 2025

    San Francisco Must Face Airline Group's Suit Over Health Law

    San Francisco lost its bid to escape an airline industry group's challenge to a healthcare ordinance Tuesday, with a California federal judge ruling that the city and county must face claims that the Healthy Airport Ordinance is preempted by three federal statutes.

  • February 25, 2025

    DC Judge Blocks Trump's Federal Funding Freeze

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a federal spending freeze while a group of nonprofits challenge the freeze, calling the measure "ill-conceived from the beginning."

Expert Analysis

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    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Opinion

    Aviation Watch: How Court Nixed Boeing Plea Deal Over DEI

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    A Texas federal court's rejection of the plea agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Boeing over the 737 Max aircraft gratuitously injected the court's views on diversity, equity and inclusion into a case that shouldn't have been a criminal matter in the first place, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

  • How To Manage During A Trade Dispute With USMCA Partners

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    Companies can try to minimize the potential impacts of future tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods, and uncertainty about future trade relations, by evaluating supply chains, considering how they may be modified, and engaging with the new administration over exemptions and the upcoming review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Lessons From United's Axed Win In Firing Over Online Pics

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    In Wawrzenski v. United Airlines, a California state appeals court revived a flight attendant’s suit over her termination for linking photos of herself in uniform to her OnlyFans account, providing a cautionary tale for employers navigating the complexities of workplace policy enforcement in the digital age, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Top 10 Legal Issues This Year For Transportation Industry GCs

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    General counsel must carefully consider numerous legal and policy challenges facing the automotive and transportation industry in the year to come, especially while navigating new technologies, regulations and global markets, says Francesco Liberatore at Squire Patton.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law

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    Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

  • NLRB Likely To Fill Vacuum After NMB Jurisdiction Ruling

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    The National Mediation Board's recent ruling in Swissport Cargo Services LP abandoned decades of precedent by concluding the Railway Labor Act doesn’t apply to airline service providers, likely leading the National Labor Relations Board to assert its jurisdiction instead and potentially causing more operational disruptions and labor strife, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments

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    As 2024 draws to a close, significant rulings and policies aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices or addressing emerging challenges have reached patent law, says Michael Ellenberger at Rothwell Figg.

  • Series

    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

  • Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team

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    In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.

  • Justices May Find Gov't Can Keep Fraudulent Transfer Benefit

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    Based on the justices' questions at the recently argued U.S. v. Miller, the Supreme Court appears prepared to hold that the U.S. — unlike any other creditor — is permitted to retain the benefits of a fraudulent transfer to the detriment of other bankruptcy creditors, says Kevin Morse at Clark Hill.

  • Musk Pay Fight Shows Investor Approval Isn't Universal Cure

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    The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent denial of a motion revising its prior rescission of Elon Musk's nearly $56 billion compensation package is a reminder of the heightened standard corporate boards must meet in conflicted controller transactions and that stockholder approval doesn't automatically cure fiduciary wrongdoing, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

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