Transportation

  • November 25, 2024

    Pitney Bowes E-Commerce Arm Confirms Ch. 11 Wind-Down

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday gave DRF Logistics, the former online delivery arm of shipping and logistics group Pitney Bowes, the all clear to move forward on plans to wind down in Chapter 11 with a recently inked global settlement with the committee of unsecured creditors.

  • November 25, 2024

    Self-Driving Truck Co. Founder Sues To Regain Share Control

    A founding member of TuSimple Holdings, a company formed to develop software and systems to support autonomous long-haul trucking operations, has sued a large company shareholder in Delaware Chancery Court seeking to invalidate a voting agreement that allegedly handed off all of the founder's voting power to the shareholder.

  • November 25, 2024

    AG Slams Bid To 'Indoctrinate' Public In NJ RICO Case

    New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has rebuffed attacks from businessman George Norcross and others charged in his office's sprawling racketeering case in a pair of opposition filings, accusing the defendants of attempting to try the case in the press and contending that their argument to toss the case is out of place.

  • November 25, 2024

    Quarles & Brady Lands Buchalter Employment Duo In Calif.

    Quarles & Brady LLP has brought on a pair of Buchalter PC employment attorneys as partners in its San Diego office, marking the Milwaukee-based firm's latest expansion in the Golden State since arriving there through a merger nearly two years ago.

  • November 25, 2024

    Atty Sanctioned Over Depo Misconduct In Blank Rome Suit

    An attorney's alleged personal attacks against opposing counsel, refusal to answer questions and wrongful invoking of attorney-client privilege for certain documents led a Philadelphia federal court to order sanctions against her in an order published Monday.

  • November 25, 2024

    Amazon Says Drivers Still MIA During Discovery In Wage Suit

    Delivery drivers are still falling short of following discovery orders in an almost decade-long suit accusing Amazon of misclassifying them as independent contractors, the e-commerce giant told a Washington federal court, urging it to boot those workers from the case.

  • November 22, 2024

    Ill. Judge Bucks Colleague In Limiting BIPA Change's Reach

    An Illinois federal judge held Friday that a legislative amendment limiting damages under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act doesn't apply to lawsuits filed before the change took effect, refusing to side with a recent ruling from another judge in the same court that reached the opposite conclusion. 

  • November 22, 2024

    Judge Trims Suit Over Tesla Collision Alert Defect

    Tesla Inc. has beaten some of a lawsuit brought by a driver who claims its vehicles' collision monitoring system erroneously detects objects in its path, causing the cars to suddenly brake, after an Illinois federal judge ruled Friday that the driver needed to do more to show significant financial injury.

  • November 22, 2024

    Texas Supreme Court Sends 130-Car Pileup Suit To Trial 

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a petition from several defendants involved in a fatal 130-car ice storm pileup in Fort Worth to temporarily stay an upcoming trial date, teeing up the trial to begin in January, almost four years after the tragedy.

  • November 22, 2024

    Calif. Panel Affirms Six Flags' Trial Win In Coaster Injury Case

    Six Flags isn't liable for a woman's injury after her hand was crushed by a railing while waiting to get on the Twisted Colossus roller coaster, California appellate justices said Thursday, finding the park didn't have a heightened duty of care since she was injured before she got on the ride.

  • November 22, 2024

    Nissan Automatic Brake Classes Dismantled By 6th Circ.

    A Sixth Circuit panel vacated class certification Friday for Nissan drivers who say their cars' automatic braking system activates unnecessarily, finding the trial judge failed to grapple with software upgrades that may have fixed the alleged flaw for some of the class vehicles.

  • November 22, 2024

    Jordanian Investor Promises Major Arbitration Against Egypt

    A Jordanian investor in a partially Egyptian state-owned petroleum storage and ship refueling company said Friday he plans to make good on a notice of dispute he served on Egypt earlier this year, asserting he soon will seek several hundred millions of dollars in an international arbitration claim.

  • November 22, 2024

    Manhattan Project Waste Suit Sent Back To Mich. State Court

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday remanded back to state court a lawsuit from communities trying to prevent a local landfill company from accepting decades-old radioactive waste from the development of the first atomic bomb, finding a state judge can answer the unsubstantial federal question raised in the case.

  • November 22, 2024

    Judge Revives Ford Fire Risk Suit After Feds Question Recall

    A Michigan federal judge on Friday reopened a putative class action alleging certain Ford Motor Co. Escapes and Bronco Sports SUVs have a defect that caused engine fires, ruling that a query letter from highway safety regulators gave new life to claims the automaker's recall didn't fix the underlying problem.

  • November 22, 2024

    Feds Slam Utah High Court Case Over Fed. Land Ownership

    The federal government called on the Supreme Court to reject Utah's attempt to file a complaint accusing it of unconstitutionally hoarding and profiting from public lands in the state, saying the justices should decline to exercise original jurisdiction over the matter.

  • November 22, 2024

    Port Operators Can't Join Suit Over Delaware River Project

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled two terminal companies waited too long to join in on a case that resulted in the revocation of the approval for a new port project on the Delaware River, reasoning that the companies' claim of having a stake in the outcome of the case was untimely.

  • November 22, 2024

    Chinese EV Maker's European Unit Eyes $410M SPAC Merger

    Hudson Acquisition I Corp. and Aiways Automobile Europe GmbH said Friday they have inked an agreement to go public through a SPAC merger, with the electric vehicle maker achieving a $410 million pre-merger equity valuation. 

  • November 22, 2024

    Norfolk Southern Says Artist's Timeline Doesn't Add Up

    Norfolk Southern said it should still get an early win over an artist who sued the company for allegedly covering over murals on a railroad bridge, even after a federal magistrate found the sham affidavit doctrine didn't apply when the artist changed his story during depositions spanning two lawsuits.

  • November 22, 2024

    1st Circ. Affirms Volvo Win In Dealers' Maintenance Pay Suit

    The First Circuit affirmed a pretrial win granted to Volvo in a suit brought by two dealerships claiming the carmaker was underpaying them for maintenance they perform under prepaid service plans.

  • November 22, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Won't Rethink Toppling Tire Verdict

    The Federal Circuit has declined to rethink a ruling last month that upended what was once a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in a decadelong tire design dispute, rejecting the argument that the judges "overlooked and misapprehended Illinois law" on the matter of "litigation privilege."

  • November 22, 2024

    FCC Passes New Rules For Smart Car Tech

    The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules governing cellular-vehicle-to-everthing technology in the 5.9 GHz band, officially carving out 30 megahertz of spectrum previously reserved for dedicated short-range radio communications for in-vehicle and roadside C-V2X units.

  • November 22, 2024

    UPS To Pay SEC $45M For Improperly Valuing Freight Biz

    UPS has agreed to pay a $45 million civil penalty to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that the shipping giant improperly valued one of its business units and misrepresented its earnings after failing to follow generally accepted accounting principles.

  • November 22, 2024

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen cash-strapped Thurrock Borough Council bring a £40 million ($50 million) negligence claim against 23 other local authorities over its solar investments from a not-for-profit local government body, AstraZeneca sue a fire safety company following a blaze at its Cambridge headquarters last year, and a director who was convicted in 2016 for corporate manslaughter face action by Manolete Partners. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • November 21, 2024

    Greens Sue Army Corps Over San Jacinto River Barge Project

    A Texas environmental group sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Texas federal court Thursday, claiming the Corps rubber-stamped a barge mooring project in the San Jacinto River that runs a serious risk of releasing dangerous contaminants and poisoning the waterway.

  • November 21, 2024

    FERC Heeds States' Worries With Grid Planning Policy Rewrite

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved changes to its sweeping revision of its regional transmission planning policies, and a heftier role for states in the planning process was enough to assuage the concerns of a commissioner who dissented from the original rule.

Expert Analysis

  • An Update On Legal Issues In The Drone Market

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    Marialuisa Gallozzi and Alex Slawson at Covington examine recent developments in the legal issues surrounding the growing drone market, including possible First Amendment protections, Fourth Amendment surveillance, and litigation involving criminal and civil penalties, evidentiary pursuits, and insurance.

  • Navigating FEMA Grant Program For Slope Fixes After Storms

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    In the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it is critical for governments, businesses and individuals to understand the legal requirements of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's grant programs to obtain funding for crucial repairs — including restoration of damaged infrastructure caused by landslides and slope failures, says Charles Schexnaildre at Baker Donelson.

  • Patent Lessons From 7 Federal Circuit Reversals In August

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    The Federal Circuit’s seven vacated or reversed cases from August provide helpful clarity on obviousness-type double patenting, written description and indefiniteness, and suggest improved practices for petitioners and patent owners in inter partes review, say Denise De Mory and Li Guo at Bunsow De Mory.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spain Faces Award Enforcement

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    Spain's loss in its Australian court case against Infrastructure Services Luxembourg underlines the resilience of international arbitration enforcement mechanisms, with implications extending far beyond this case, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • 6th Circ. Preemption Ruling Adds Uncertainty For Car Cos.

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    Automakers and their suppliers need uniformity under the law to create sufficient scale and viable markets — but the Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Fenner v. General Motors creates more uncertainty around the question of when state law consumer claims related to violations of federal vehicle emissions and fuel economy standards are preempted, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • Review Shipping Terms In Light Of These 3 Global Challenges

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    Given tensions in the Middle East, labor unrest at U.S. ports and the ongoing consequences of climate change, parties involved in maritime shipping must understand the relevant contract provisions and laws that may be implicated during supply chain disruptions in order to mitigate risks, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Cos. Face Increasing Risk From Environmental Citizen Suits

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    Environmental citizen suits stepping in to fill the regulatory vacuum concerning consumer goods waste may soon become more common, and the evolving procedural landscape and changes to environmental law may contribute to companies' increased exposure, say J. Michael Showalter and Bradley Rochlen at ArentFox Schiff.

  • Defining All-Risk: Despite $30M Loss, Loose Bolt Not 'Damage'

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    A Massachusetts federal court’s recent ruling in AMAG Pharmaceuticals v. American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co., denying coverage for $30 million in damages claimed when a loose bolt caused an air leak, highlights an ongoing debate over the definition of “direct physical loss or damage,” say Josh Tumen and Paul Ferland at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • How The 2025 Tax Policy Debate Will Affect The Energy Sector

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    Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming U.S. election, 2025 will bring a major tax policy debate that could affect the energy sector more than any other part of the economy — so stakeholders who could be affected should be engaging now to make sure they understand the stakes, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • Sublimit And Policy Interpretation Lessons From Amtrak Case

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    The recently settled dispute between Amtrak and its insurers over sublimit coverage illustrates that parties with unclear manuscript policies may wish to avoid litigation in favor of settlement — as the New York federal court declined to decide the case by applying prior term interpretations, says Laura Maletta at Chartwell Law.

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