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Latest News in Transportation
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September 06, 2024
Texas Biz Court Will Be A Brave New World For Energy Cos.
Energy companies gained a new forum to hash out their legal fights Sept. 1 when the Texas business court recently started hearing cases, but questions about the court and how it'll operate might give companies pause before they take the plunge. Here's what energy companies and energy attorneys should know as the new court gets up and running.
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September 06, 2024
DOT Probe Of Airlines' Rewards Spells Fresh Headaches
A new U.S. Department of Transportation investigation into frequent flyer rewards programs at the so-called Big Four U.S. airlines will cause fresh regulatory headaches for an airline industry that's already smarting from a rash of Biden administration competition- and consumer-driven initiatives.
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September 06, 2024
Judge Signals She'll Delay Bribery Trial Of Sitting Ill. Senator
An Illinois federal judge indicated Friday she was inclined to postpone a December trial on bribery charges against state Sen. Emil Jones III over objections by the government, which argued Jones was charged two years ago of accepting a bribe from a red-light camera company representative and has continued to receive a taxpayer-funded salary.
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September 06, 2024
'Insanity Tolling' May Save Ford Rollaway Claims, Panel Says
A split Michigan appellate panel has revived a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. from a woman who was run over by her Ford Escape, finding that a genuine dispute exists regardless of whether debilitating stress and depression entitled her to an exception to the statute of limitations.
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September 06, 2024
State Law Claims Chopped From Jeep Windshield Defect Suit
A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed all state law consumer protection claims from a proposed class action alleging FCA US LLC sold Jeep vehicles with defective windshields, finding the plaintiffs' allegations that they did "online research" about the vehicles are not enough to show the company made any misrepresentations.
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- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Federal Railroad Administration
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- Surface Transportation Board
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- Merger reviews
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- Capital market financing
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