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  • April 30, 2026

    Mass. Transit Agency Settles Suit Over Assault By Bus Driver

    READY FOR 2ND EDIT -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has settled a decade-old lawsuit with a rider who was beaten by a bus driver with a known history of misconduct, including a previous assault on a passenger.

  • April 30, 2026

    Sunoco Pipeline Suit Belongs In Federal Court, 3rd Circ. Told

    The inclusion of a Pennsylvania-based Energy Transfer LP subsidiary in a state agency's administrative order over a pipeline spill should not be enough to give a state court jurisdiction over local residents' lawsuit stemming from the same spill, Sunoco and Energy Transfer's lawyers told a Third Circuit panel Thursday.

  • April 30, 2026

    Union Pacific Reaches Deal In LA Nonprofit's Pollution Suit

    A California federal judge issued a consent decree Wednesday that was negotiated between Union Pacific and Los Angeles Waterkeeper ending the nonprofit's suit alleging the railroad company is polluting several waterways, with Union Pacific agreeing to testing and inspections of the discharges from four of its facilities.

  • April 30, 2026

    UP, Norfolk Southern Refile $85B Merger Bid With Regulators

    Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern on Thursday submitted a revised application to federal rail regulators for their proposed $85 billion mega-merger, touting the efficiencies and cost-savings of their combined coast-to-coast rail network, while also seeking to quell competition concerns.

  • April 30, 2026

    State Of Insurance: Q1 Notes From Illinois

    Matthew Fortin at BatesCarey discusses notable insurance developments in Illinois, including the state Supreme Court's highly anticipated Griffith Foods v. National Union Fire Insurance ruling, two bulletins from the Department of Insurance directed at public adjusters and a Seventh Circuit decision precluding a "super excess" tier of coverage.

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