Transportation

  • January 22, 2025

    Space Explorer Voyager Technologies Confidentially Files IPO

    Defense and space exploration company Voyager Technologies Inc. said Wednesday it has confidentially filed plans for an initial public offering, marking the second company from the industry to join the IPO pipeline this week and potentially benefiting from increased government funding for space travel.

  • January 22, 2025

    Conn. Lawmaker Proposes Bill Legalizing In-Flight Gambling

    A new Connecticut bill that would legalize sports betting on flights taking off from or landing in the Constitution State was referred to the state General Assembly's joint committee on general law Wednesday, one of multiple new measures aimed at regulating the state's emerging sports wagering industry.

  • January 22, 2025

    Paul Weiss Repping Aptiv On Plans To Split Into 2 Companies

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP-led technology company Aptiv PLC on Wednesday announced plans to separate its Electrical Distribution Systems business, creating two independent companies that it says are "optimally positioned" to serve customers.

  • January 22, 2025

    Full DC Circ. Stands By Wipeout Of FERC Pipeline Approvals

    The D.C. Circuit has rejected Williams Cos.' requests to reconsider a panel's decision scrapping Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approvals of a five-state expansion of the company's Transco pipeline system, despite more than a half-dozen amicus parties backing the rehearing requests.

  • January 22, 2025

    Amazon Drivers Want Class Cert. In Suit Alleging Unpaid Tips

    Amazon Flex delivery drivers urged a Washington federal court to certify a 150,000-member class in their lawsuit accusing the company of violating Evergreen State laws by withholding portions of drivers' tips, saying they were all impacted by the same unlawful practice.

  • January 22, 2025

    Mich. Justices Demand To Know Where The Sidewalk Ends

    Michigan's chief justice conjured images of pens baked inside cakes and dozens of knives sticking out of concrete as she tried to pin down the city of Detroit on defining the physical limits of a sidewalk, in a case to determine whether the city is liable for a man who tripped on a metal pole surrounded by cement. 

  • January 22, 2025

    Army, SD Tribe Fight For Early Win In Dakota Access Row

    The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers are both asking for early wins in a challenge to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline over alleged violations of federal environmental laws.

  • January 22, 2025

    Paul Weiss Guides Ares On $304M Form Technologies Buy

    Paul Weiss is guiding an Ares Management-led group on the $304 million purchase of a majority of Form Technologies Inc.'s common equity, in a transaction that allows Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Form to "substantially deleverage" its balance sheet, Form said Wednesday.

  • January 22, 2025

    Calif. Panel Upholds $200K Fee Award In Dispatchers' OT Row

    Two train dispatchers could recover $200,000 in attorney fees and costs after snagging a bench trial win in their overtime suit against a transportation company because a California state court looked at their case anew, a state appellate panel ruled.

  • January 21, 2025

    BofA Sued Over Credit Card Rewards 'Bait And Switch'

    Bank of America has been hit with a proposed class action in Massachusetts federal court accusing it of failing to make good on a credit card reward bonus offer, an issue the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau previously warned banks about.

  • January 21, 2025

    FCC Floats Rules For Emerging Flight Technologies

    The Federal Communications Commission wants to open the 450 megahertz band up to drones and manned aircraft that land and take off vertically and has proposed rules that will "facilitate the robust use of the band at a range of altitudes."

  • January 21, 2025

    EPA Tells Justices That Air Pollution Cases Belong In DC Circ.

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging the nation's highest court to rule that most judicial challenges to its air pollution rules belong in the D.C. Circuit, while small petroleum refiners say other, regional circuit courts are proper venues.

  • January 21, 2025

    Trump EV Rollbacks Spell Regulatory Whiplash For Auto Cos.

    President Donald Trump's rollback of Biden administration policies intended to accelerate the U.S. auto industry's movement toward electric vehicles creates new uncertainties for a domestic EV supply chain that was already grappling with slowing consumer demand, experts say.

  • January 21, 2025

    4 Plaintiffs' Firms Is Too Many, Chrysler Says In EV Class Suit

    Fiat Chrysler slammed an "extremely excessive" bid asking a Michigan federal court to appoint four law firms as plaintiffs' counsel in a suit accusing the automaker of selling electric vehicles with defective batteries, telling the court there was no way that many firms could be efficient.

  • January 21, 2025

    Court Tosses Yacht Sale Broker Fee Antitrust Case, For Now

    A Florida federal court dismissed a case on Tuesday from boat sellers alleging they paid inflated broker fees when selling used vessels through yacht listing services, but will allow the sellers to file an amended complaint.

  • January 21, 2025

    Lyft Driver Says Carjacking Suit Should've Settled Sooner

    A Lyft driver accused his insurer of violating Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act over his bid for uninsured motorist benefits following a carjacking, saying the insurer forced him to go to arbitration and win an over $1.1 million award rather than accept his earlier $1 million policy limit demands.

  • January 21, 2025

    Spate Of Pre-Trump EEOC Suits Hit AT&T, DHL, Dollar General

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission launched a wave of new cases as the Biden administration came to an end, including suits accusing AT&T of unlawfully reassigning workers based on their weight and DHL of allowing widespread sexual harassment in a Tennessee facility. Here, Law360 takes a look at six lawsuits filed by the federal bias watchdog on Friday.

  • January 21, 2025

    AI Auto Damage-Assessing Giant Settles Monopoly Claims

    Tractable Inc. and CCC Intelligent Solutions have reached a deal to end their trade secrets and antitrust dispute, after Tractable accused CCC of leveraging its dominant share of the auto collision-assessment market to stifle consumer choice and increase prices.

  • January 21, 2025

    CNN Inks Post-Verdict Deal In Contractor's Defamation Suit

    CNN settled a defamation lawsuit just hours after a Florida jury awarded $5 million in compensatory damages to a U.S. Navy veteran turned private defense contractor who sued the network for defamation over a report on the evacuation of Afghans in 2021.

  • January 21, 2025

    4 Of 8 From Alleged Bronx Beer Heist Squad In Plea Talks

    The leader of an eight-man crew accused of carrying out a brazen scheme to steal Mexican beer from trains and resell it in the Bronx is in plea talks along with three co-defendants, a New York federal judge heard Tuesday.

  • January 21, 2025

    NJ Unveils Plans To Retool Congestion-Pricing Fight

    Undeterred by the denial of its bid to temporarily halt New York City's controversial congestion toll pricing plan, the state of New Jersey has notified a federal judge that it plans to drop its Third Circuit appeal and pursue a new plan of attack in district court. 

  • January 21, 2025

    Trump Elevates Mark Christie To FERC Chairmanship

    Republican Commissioner Mark Christie thanked President Donald Trump on Monday for appointing him to lead the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, while touting his own emphasis on addressing the "reliability crisis."

  • January 21, 2025

    Trump Orders Federal Workers Back To Office

    On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump ordered federal workers back to theirs.

  • January 20, 2025

    On Day 1, Trump Begins Dismantling Biden's Enviro Legacy

    President Donald Trump signed a host of environmental executive orders shortly after taking office Monday, rolling back numerous Biden climate-related policies, including bans on Arctic drilling and the revocation of the Keystone XL Pipeline permit, while also nixing the federal government's net-zero emissions goals.

  • January 20, 2025

    Trump Ends Biden Moratorium That Limited LNG Exports

    President Donald Trump on Monday lifted former President Joe Biden's moratorium on approvals of liquefied natural gas exports to countries that don't have free-trade agreements with the U.S., fulfilling a promise he made repeatedly on the campaign trail.

Expert Analysis

  • What's Still Up In The Air After Ruling On Calif. Climate Laws

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    A California federal court's recent ruling on challenges to California's sweeping climate disclosure laws resolved some issues, but allows litigation over the constitutionality of the laws to continue, and leaves many important questions on what entities will need to do to comply with the laws unanswered, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

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    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Trump Fossil Fuel Focus Won't End Interest In Clean Energy

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    A second Donald Trump administration is expected to prioritize expanding oil and gas drilling and reducing regulations — but some clean energy investments, including energy storage, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel, will likely continue to garner bipartisan and market support, says Scott Segal at Bracewell.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • Trump Rollback Of Biden Enviro Policies: What To Expect

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    Donald Trump's upcoming second presidential term will usher significant shifts in U.S. environmental and natural resource law and policy — and while the Biden administration is racing to secure its legacy, the incoming Trump administration is making plans to dramatically roll back most, if not all, of Biden's environmental initiatives, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Notable Q3 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    Total loss valuation cases and labor depreciation cases dominated the past quarter of insurance class actions, with courts continuing to reject challenges to condition adjustments in the former, and a pro-insured trend persisting in the latter, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • 9 Considerations Around Proposed Connected Vehicle Ban

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    Stakeholders should consider several aspects of the U.S. Department of Commerce's recent proposal to ban U.S. imports and sales of vehicles incorporating certain connectivity components made in China or Russia, including exempted transactions and vehicle hardware imports, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • Legislation Most Likely To Pass In Lame Duck Session

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    As Congress begins its five-week post-election lame duck session, attorneys at Greenberg Traurig break down the legislative priorities and which proposals can be expected to pass.

  • Justices Must Weigh Reach Of Civil RICO In Cannabis Case

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    Oral arguments in Medical Marijuana Inc. v. Horn suggest that a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court may agree that a truck driver's losing his job after unknowingly ingesting THC and failing a drug test does not merit a racketeering claim — but the court may not buy the other side's theory of the case either, say attorneys at Lewis Baach.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Series

    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • Key Legal Considerations After Supply Chain Disruptions

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    After U.S. supply chain disruptions — like the recent port workers' strike, and Hurricanes Helene and Milton — stakeholders should look to contractual provisions to mitigate losses, and keep in mind that regulators will be watching closely for unfair shipping practices, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • The Unfolding Potential of Green Hydrogen In Brazil

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    A new federal law in Brazil establishing a legal framework for hydrogen development is the country's latest step toward creating a favorable environment for green hydrogen production, but significant challenges — including high production costs, technological hurdles and a lack of infrastructure — remain, says David Andrew Taylor at Almeida Advogados.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • A Shift In Control Of Congress May Doom These Enviro Regs

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    If the election leads to a change in control of Congress, lawmakers will likely use the lookback provision of the Congressional Review Act to challenge the Biden administration's late-term regulatory efforts — including recent initiatives on air pollutant source classification, lead pipe removal and hydrofluorocarbon emissions, say attorneys at Jones Walker.

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