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Latest News in Transportation
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April 23, 2026
9th Circ. Revives Princess Cruise Guest's Trip-And-Fall Suit
The Ninth Circuit revived a Princess Cruise Line guest's negligence suit alleging he injured his neck after falling backward from tripping over an uneven shower ledge in his hotel room bathroom, ruling Thursday there is a genuine factual dispute whether the company knew the bathroom's design was unreasonably dangerous.
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April 23, 2026
Humiliated Delta Flyer Asks 9th Circ. For New Trial
A Delta Air Lines passenger who defecated on himself after he was handcuffed and denied the opportunity to use the bathroom urged the Ninth Circuit on Thursday to give him another trial after a judge scrapped his $7.2 million verdict, arguing that the court wrongly tossed the verdict after trial.
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April 23, 2026
9th Circ. Revives County's $162M Environmental Coverage Bid
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived a California county's suit seeking coverage of up to $162 million for environmental remediation efforts at an airport, reversing a lower court ruling that the policies were capped by an annual limit.
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April 23, 2026
11th Circ. Affirms Arbitration In Ex-Sears CEO Yacht Case
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed much of an order compelling arbitration in the Cayman Islands of claims brought by a seaman who was injured aboard a luxury 288-foot yacht allegedly owned by billionaire and former Sears CEO Edward Lampert, saying its precedent on such matters remains good law.
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April 23, 2026
Boeing 737 Max Door Blowout Cases Merged In Wash. Court
The number of passengers suing Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems over a door plug blowout on a 737 Max airplane has grown by one, with a Washington state court consolidating a lone complaint into the larger case.
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