Transportation

  • October 16, 2024

    Kia Drivers Say Automatic Van Doors Have Dangerous Defect

    A proposed class of drivers is suing Kia Corp. and Kia America Inc. in Maryland federal court, alleging Kia sold minivans with automatic sliding doors that don't stop or reverse when blocked like they are supposed to.

  • October 15, 2024

    Boeing Judge Wants DEI Monitor Pick Info Before Plea Ruling

    The Texas federal judge overseeing prosecutors' criminal case against The Boeing Co. on Tuesday said he needs more information on a provision of the proposed plea deal regarding how the U.S. Department of Justice would select an independent monitor in compliance with the agency's diversity and inclusion policies.

  • October 15, 2024

    Uber Faces Scrutiny From NY High Court In Negligence Case

    Judges on New York's highest court on Tuesday grilled an Uber attorney over whether the rideshare company violated ethical rules when it failed to omit a user already pursuing a negligence lawsuit against it from an email blast providing notice about an updated arbitration agreement in its terms of use.

  • October 15, 2024

    DOT Fines Lufthansa $4M For Barring 128 Jews From Flight

    German airline Lufthansa has agreed to pay a record $4 million fine for refusing to let 128 Jewish passengers board a connecting flight after a few passengers allegedly failed to follow crew instructions, the largest-ever fine against an airline for civil rights violations, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.

  • October 15, 2024

    Transport Monopoly Judge Accepts Antitrust Guilty Plea

    A Texas federal judge has accepted a guilty plea from one of a dozen individuals in an antitrust case whom the government accused of using violence and intimidation to monopolize cross-border sales of used vehicles and other goods from the U.S. to Central America.

  • October 15, 2024

    Tribes, Backers Urge Justices To Take On Oak Flat Dispute

    Tribes, religious groups and scholars are backing a bid in the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit ruling allowing part of the Tonto National Forest that is sacred to the Western Apache to be destroyed for a copper mine proposed by a Rio Tinto and BHP venture.

  • October 15, 2024

    Biz Fights Partner's $32.8M Cut Of Texas Migrant Busing Deals

    A transportation company sued to vacate an arbitration decision awarding an affiliate a $32.8 million share of migrant busing contracts under Texas' Operation Lone Star, saying the partner can't claim earnings from an initiative that didn't exist when their partnership began.

  • October 15, 2024

    Kirkland-Led Boeing Seeks Up To $35B Amid Labor Strike

    Boeing notified regulators on Tuesday of plans to raise up to $35 billion through securities offerings and a credit agreement, guided by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as the aviation giant seeks access to cash amid a prolonged strike and production cuts.

  • October 15, 2024

    Split NC Panel Unties Barge Operations From Utility Oversight

    A North Carolina island village can't force its parking space and ferry service provider to obtain regulatory approval from the state's utilities commission before it can divest its barge operations, a split panel of state appeals court judges ruled in a published opinion Tuesday.

  • October 15, 2024

    Feds Seek Court's OK On $350M Norfolk Southern Spill Deal

    The federal government has asked an Ohio federal judge to approve a nearly $350 million settlement to close out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's legal claims against Norfolk Southern over the fiery February 2023 train derailment and toxic chemical spill in East Palestine.

  • October 15, 2024

    Ex-FCA Exec's Wife Must Turn Over Notes In GM RICO Suit

    A Michigan state judge said Tuesday that the wife of a former Fiat Chrysler executive accused of participating in a bribery scheme must turn over notes she took about their conversations, ruling that a state law protecting spouses from testifying against each other only applies to in-court testimony.

  • October 15, 2024

    Justices Mull RICO's Scope In Trucker's CBD Case

    U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared conflicted whether to sanction a commercial trucker's attempt to bring a racketeering claim against CBD companies, whose allegedly mislabeled products the trucker claims led to his firing.

  • October 15, 2024

    Waste Removal Cos. Ink $3.1M Deal In EEOC Gender Bias Suit

    Four waste removal companies have agreed to pay $3.1 million to shutter a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit in Georgia federal court alleging they passed over female applicants for truck driver positions.

  • October 15, 2024

    US Ups Energy Sanctions On Iran After Israel Missile Attack

    U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has unveiled expanded sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, including "new and significant measures to more effectively target Iran's energy trade," following its Oct. 1 missile attack on Israel.

  • October 15, 2024

    Judge Rejects Firm's 'Support' Framing In Racetrack Flaw Suit

    A Florida state judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by a British racetrack consultant to define its role as merely providing "support" to the construction of a track that failed during the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix race in 2022.

  • October 15, 2024

    FERC Can't Pass On LNG Pipeline Review, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shirked its legal obligations when, through inaction, it effectively greenlit the expansion of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Puerto Rico, environmental and community groups told the D.C. Circuit on Friday.

  • October 15, 2024

    Law Firms Diverge As Anti-ESG Pushback Continues

    A continuing onslaught of legislation and litigation opposing corporate environmental, social and governance actions has created a fork in the road for law firms, with some choosing to scale back efforts and others pushing ahead with their internal ESG and diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

  • October 15, 2024

    The 2024 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    Check out our Social Impact Leaders ranking, analysis and interactive graphics to see which firms stand out for their engagement with social responsibility and commitment to pro bono service.

  • October 15, 2024

    Wheel Pros Gets OK For $1.4B Equity-Swap Ch. 11 Plan

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved automotive wheel company Wheel Pros LLC's prepackaged Chapter 11 plan to swap $1.4 billion in senior secured debt for controlling equity in the company.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Rejects Emergency NLRB Constitutional Challenge

    In the first case related to the National Labor Relations Board's constitutionality to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied a car parts maker an emergency injunction that would've blocked the agency from pursuing a labor lawsuit.

  • October 15, 2024

    High Court Won't Review Constitutionality Of Calif.'s AB 5

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined Postmates and Uber's request to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that said California's worker classification law is constitutional and does not strip the gig economy giants of equal protection under the law.

  • October 11, 2024

    Boeing Cuts 17K Jobs, Hits Union With Bargaining Charges

    Boeing's new chief executive on Friday said the aerospace giant will cut its workforce by about 17,000 jobs as part of a restructuring effort as the company enters a new chapter of regulatory scrutiny and production delays, a day after accusing the union representing striking factory workers of bad-faith bargaining.

  • October 11, 2024

    La. Sugarcane Cos. Skimped On Migrant Work Pay, Suit Says

    Mexico residents who worked for two Louisiana sugarcane businesses have lodged a proposed class against their former employers in Louisiana federal court, alleging the companies secured the wrong temporary work visas to avoid paying higher wages and failed to reimburse preemployment expenses.

  • October 11, 2024

    Up Next At High Court: CBD Injuries & The Clean Water Act

    The U.S. Supreme Court will be closed Monday, but the justices will return to the bench Tuesday to hear arguments over whether the federal Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act allows litigants to pursue claims of economic harm tied to personal injuries, and how specific pollutant discharge limits have to be under the Clean Water Act.

  • October 11, 2024

    Judge Awards $2.4M For Crash Sparked By Military Explosives

    A Washington federal judge on Friday awarded $2.4 million to a couple who sued after the husband was seriously injured in a 2016 motorcycle accident in a thick cloud of smoke from a brush fire sparked by explosives detonated by National Guard soldiers on a training exercise.

Expert Analysis

  • First-Of-Its-Kind Chancery Ruling Will Aid SPAC Defendants

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    The Delaware Chancery Court's first full dismissal of claims challenging a special purpose acquisition company transaction under the entire fairness doctrine in the recent Hennessy Capital Acquisition Stockholder Litigation establishes useful precedent to abate the flood of SPAC litigation, say Lisa Bugni and Benjamin Lee at King & Spalding.

  • Expect The Unexpected: Contracts For Underground Projects

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    Recent challenges encountered by the Mountain Valley Pipeline project underscore the importance of drafting contracts for underground construction to account for unexpected site conditions, associated risks and compliance with applicable laws, say Jill Jaffe and Brenda Lin at Nossaman.

  • How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts

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    As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.

  • Series

    Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • Justices' Bribery Ruling: A Corrupt Act Isn't Necessarily Illegal

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    In its Snyder v. U.S. decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a bribery law does not criminalize gratuities, continuing a trend of narrowing federal anti-corruption laws and scrutinizing public corruption prosecutions that go beyond obvious quid pro quo schemes, say Carrie Cohen and Christine Wong at MoFo.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Roundup

    After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 36 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

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    After Chevron: Expect Few Changes In ITC Rulemaking

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's opinion overruling the Chevron doctrine will have less impact on the U.S. International Trade Commission than other agencies administering trade statutes, given that the commission exercises its congressionally granted authority in a manner that allows for consistent decision making at both agency and judicial levels, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Opinion

    Reform NEPA To Speed Mining Permits, Clean Energy Shift

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    It is essential to balance responsible regulatory oversight with permit approvals for mining projects that are needed for the transition to renewable energy — and with the National Environmental Policy Act being one of the leading causes of permit delays, reform is urgently needed, say Ana Maria Gutierrez and Michael Miller at Womble Bond.

  • 6 PTAB Events To Know From The Last 6 Months

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    The first half of 2024 brought a flurry of Patent Trial and Appeal Board developments that should be considered in post-grant strategies, including proposed rules on discretionary denial and director review, and the first decisions of the Delegated Rehearing Panel, say attorneys at Fish & Richardson.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Calif. Long-Tail Ruling Continues Policyholder-Friendly Trend

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    The California Supreme Court's recent ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, rejecting horizontal policy exhaustion, was the latest in a string of its decisions involving insurance coverage for continuous or progressive injury claims that favor policyholders, say Billie Mandelbaum and David Goodwin at Covington.

  • The Fed. Circ. In May: A Major Shift In Design Patent Law

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    The Federal Circuit's recent en banc decision in LKQ v. GM overruled three decades of precedent and adopted a new standard for assessing the obviousness of design patents, leaving many questions unanswered, say Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm at Knobbe Martens.

  • Series

    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

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