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December 03, 2024
Mich. Seat Co. On Hook For €4.1M German Lease, Suit Says
A German property owner has said in a new complaint that a Michigan-based automotive seat manufacturer is on the hook for a €4.1 million ($4.3 million at current exchange rates) lease after its European entity defaulted on payments and entered insolvency proceedings.
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December 03, 2024
Judge Won't Strike AECOM's 'New' Claims In Army Billing Suit
A New York federal judge rejected a whistleblower's attempt to strike AECOM's purportedly new arguments in litigation accusing it of falsely billing the U.S. Army on a $1.9 billion support deal, writing "denied" in the margin of the whistleblower's request.
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December 03, 2024
Justices Skeptical Of Hungary Holocaust Seizure Fight Ruling
A D.C. Circuit decision greenlighting expropriation claims brought by Holocaust survivors against Hungary may be in jeopardy after a hearing Tuesday during which the U.S. Supreme Court appeared receptive to arguments that the historical commingling of assets is not enough to overcome the country's sovereign immunity.
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December 03, 2024
MTA, NY Officials Rip Bid To Block Revised Congestion Pricing
New York officials have told a federal judge that residents, truckers and community groups cannot sideline Manhattan's recently resurrected congestion pricing, saying there's zero merit to the plaintiffs' claims that they'd be irreparably harmed by allegedly unconstitutional and discriminatory tolls.
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December 03, 2024
$116M Fine Ignores 100-Year Precedent, Texas Justices Told
A trucking company seeking to escape a $116 million jury verdict that found it liable for a fatal crash told the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday that the verdict disregards a nearly 100-year-old legal standard for determining negligence.
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December 03, 2024
Insurance Execs Charged With $250M Fake Policy Scheme
An insurance company and two executives issued bogus insurance policies purporting to offer over $250 million in coverage to companies and homeowners, according to an indictment announced by the Manhattan district attorney Tuesday.
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December 03, 2024
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Vehicle Security Patent Suit
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday backed a lower court's finding that a vehicle security patent owned by consumer electronics company VOXX International Corp. was invalid as abstract, handing a win to a company it targeted in an infringement suit.
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December 03, 2024
CSX Asks High Court to Weigh Norfolk Southern Rate Case
CSX has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that the rail giant's antitrust lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over a switching line the two railroads own was outside the statute of limitations.
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December 03, 2024
Fairfax India Ups Stake In Bangalore Intl. Airport In $255M Deal
Investment holding company Fairfax India Holdings Corp. announced plans Tuesday to acquire an additional equity interest in Bangalore International Airport Ltd. from a subsidiary of Siemens Financial Services in a $255 million deal.
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December 03, 2024
Judge Says ND Can Intervene In Dakota Access Pipeline Row
The state of North Dakota can back the federal government in a challenge by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe over the Dakota Access Pipeline, a federal district court judge said, after the state argued that a shutdown would substantially impact its economy and undermine its sovereign interests.
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December 03, 2024
Ex-Va. Solicitor General To Co-Lead Steptoe Appellate Group
Steptoe LLP has brought on as co-leader of the appellate practice a former solicitor general of Virginia whose past government work included being special counsel to the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the firm said Tuesday.
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December 03, 2024
Blank Rome Beats Subpoenas Seeking Attys' Comp Info
A Philadelphia federal judge on Tuesday tossed subpoenas that would have compelled Blank Rome LLP to share compensation information regarding three of its attorneys who are facing a malicious prosecution lawsuit, a day after the firm moved to quash the subpoenas.
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December 03, 2024
ICE Contractor Workers Are Guards Who Can't Vote On Union
Some employees of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor who transport migrants on the Texas-Mexico border can't vote on Teamsters representation, a National Labor Relations Board official concluded, saying the workers cannot be in the same union as nonguards under federal labor law.
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December 03, 2024
Tax, Insurance Cos. Owner Gets 3 Years For $1M Tax Evasion
The owner of a tax business who also ran an insurance company the government says provided fraudulent vehicle registrations for unauthorized immigrants was sentenced to three years in prison for failing to pay more than $1 million in taxes, federal authorities in North Carolina announced Tuesday.
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December 02, 2024
DC Circ. Asked To Spike 'Dangerous' NEPA Regulatons Ruling
Environmental groups are asking the D.C. Circuit to overturn a panel's "demonstrably dangerous" ruling that the White House Council on Environmental Quality lacks the authority to issue legally binding regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act.
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December 02, 2024
Newsom Wants $25M For Expected Legal Fights With Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that he wants up to $25 million for litigation and legal fights he foresees with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, kicking off the first day of a special session the state Legislature held at the governor's request after Trump's win.
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December 02, 2024
Ex-Worker Accuses Ga. Trucking Co. Of Disability Bias
A former Hub Group Trucking Inc. employee has sued the company in Georgia federal court, alleging managers and co-workers discriminated against her after she suffered an accident requiring her to work with a light duty accommodation.
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December 02, 2024
Texas Truck Co. Owes Chinese Tire Import Tax, 5th Circ. Says
A Houston truck company that sold tires made by a Chinese manufacturer is on the hook for excise taxes as the beneficial owner of the tires, the Fifth Circuit decided in an opinion Monday that reversed a ruling freeing the company from its nearly $2 million tax bill.
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December 02, 2024
Pa. Justices To Weigh Asbestos Suits For Defunct Co.'s Parent
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will take up an appeal over whether a case can pierce the corporate veil to turn tort claims against a dissolved company into claims against its parent company.
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December 02, 2024
Yellow Fights Teamsters' Call For 10th Circ. To Nix Claims
The Tenth Circuit should not pay mind to arguments from the Teamsters about upholding a lower court's dismissal of Yellow Corp.'s $137 million suit against the union, the company is arguing, doubling down on its claims that it was not required to exhaust the grievance process under a contract.
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December 02, 2024
Wash. Airport Deportation Ban Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Says
Ninth Circuit judges have determined that a Washington county's ban on deportation flights departing from a Seattle-area airport was an unconstitutional interference with federal government operations, as well as a breach of a World War II-era agreement.
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December 02, 2024
Porsche Taycan's EV Batteries Are Defective, Suit Says
Porsche Cars NA Inc. is facing a proposed class action in Georgia federal court over allegations that it failed to disclose or adequately repair a defect in the 800V lithium-ion batteries in its Taycan electric vehicles for the model years 2020-2024.
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December 02, 2024
Motor Carrier Must Cover $6.7M Jet Engine Loss, Co. Says
A transportation company has told a Connecticut federal court that a subcontractor hired to transport a jet engine that was damaged en route to Alabama must defend and indemnify the company in an insurer's suit seeking to recover more than $6.7 million paid to the manufacturer of the engine.
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December 02, 2024
JPMorgan, Tesla Agree To End $162M Suit Over Musk Tweet
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Tesla told a New York federal judge on Monday the parties have agreed to voluntarily end JPMorgan's suit alleging Tesla owes it $162 million over expired stock warrants after Tesla CEO Elon Musk mulled taking the company private in an August 2018 tweet.
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December 02, 2024
Cargo Facility Merits Property Tax Break, Mass. Justices Told
A property leased from the Massachusetts Port Authority to a for-profit cargo enterprise is exempt from property tax because the facility serves a public purpose, the lessee told the state's highest court Monday, urging reversal of a tax board decision.
Expert Analysis
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Inside The Appeals Board's 2024 Report To Congress
An in-depth examination of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals’ annual report reveals a continuing decline in new cases, motions and hearings, a trend that may correspond with the increased use of alternative dispute resolution, and expedited or accelerated proceedings, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Args In 2 High Court Cases May Foretell Clarity For Employers
Mary Anna Brand at Maynard Nexsen examines possible employment implications of two cases argued before the Supreme Court this fall, including a higher bar for justifying employees as overtime exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and earlier grants of prevailing party status for employee-plaintiffs seeking attorney fees.
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How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin
In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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California Supreme Court's Year In Review
Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.
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DC Circ. Decision Opens Door To NEPA Regulation Litigation
A recent D.C. Circuit decision in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration could open the door to more litigation over the White House Council on Environmental Quality's National Environmental Policy Act regulations, and could affect how many agencies conduct and interpret environmental assessments, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.
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Navigating 4th Circ.'s Antitrust Burden In Hybrid Relationships
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review the Fourth Circuit's Brewbaker decision, a holding that heightens the burden on antitrust prosecutors when the target companies have a hybrid horizontal-vertical relationship, but diverges from other circuits, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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Key Points From New Maritime Oil Price Cap Advisory
The Price Cap Coalition's updated advisory regarding the maritime oil industry's compliance with the Russian oil price cap highlights the role of governmental authorities, additional areas warranting due diligence and the need for training programs, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.
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Post-Election Implications For The EPA's Methane Rules
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of requests to halt implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methane rule in two suits, and given the outcome of the election, a complete reversal of the methane rule is expected, but state-level policymaking and enforcement will continue, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.
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Opinion
Justices Should Squash Bid To Criminalize Contract Breaches
In Kousisis v. U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court should reject the sweeping legal theory that breaches of contract can satisfy the property element of the mail and wire fraud statutes, which, if validated, would criminalize an array of ordinary conduct and violate basic constitutional principles, say attorneys at The Norton Law Firm.
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Trump Patent Policy May Be Headed In Unexpected Direction
While commentators have assumed that the patent policy of President-elect Donald Trump's second administration will largely mirror the pro-patent policy of his first, these predictions fail to take into account the likely oversized influence of Elon Musk, says Jorge Contreras at the University of Utah.
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Series
Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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Expect Surging Oil And Gas Industry Under New Trump Admin
Throughout his recent campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised increased oil and natural gas production and reduced reliance on renewables — and his administration will likely bring more oil and gas dealmaking, faster federal permitting and attempts to roll back incentives for green energy, say attorneys at Sidley.
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Opinion
The Right Kind Of Deregulation In Commercial Airline Industry
Similar to the economic deregulation that occurred more than four decades ago during the Carter administration, the incoming Trump administration should restore the very limited federal regulatory role in the economics of the airline industry, says former U.S. transportation secretary James Burnley at Venable.