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Latest News in Transportation
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May 21, 2025
Pa. Justices To Mull State DOT Liability For Hanging Branches
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide if the state Department of Transportation should be immune to wrongful-death claims stemming from a large tree branch that overhung a PennDOT road but grew from a tree on land owned by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the court announced Wednesday.
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May 21, 2025
Ford Hits Calif. Firms With RICO Suit Over Lemon Law Billing
The Ford Motor Co. sued several California-based law firms and lawyers in Los Angeles federal court Wednesday, accusing them of conspiring to overcharge clients and defraud major automotive manufacturers by more than $100 million by submitting falsely inflated time sheets in thousands of consumer protection cases.
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May 21, 2025
Trump Rule Would Upend Endangered Species Status Quo
The Trump administration's recent proposal to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" in the Endangered Species Act would be a tectonic shift away from years of established regulatory practice, with major implications for both species protection and larger-scale conservation efforts, says David Smith at Manatt.
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May 21, 2025
Simpson Thacher, Hogan Lovells Guide $1.75B Shipping Deal
Typewriter Ascend Ltd., an entity backed by Stonepeak and affiliated with container leasing firm Textainer, has agreed to acquire Global Sea Containers Ltd. from China's Bohai Leasing Co. in a deal valued at $1.75 billion.
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May 21, 2025
DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors
A recently released U.S. Department of Justice memo, outlining guidance on the imposition of compliance monitors in corporate criminal cases, reflects DOJ leadership’s concerns about scope creep and business costs, but the strategies for companies to avoid a monitorship haven't changed much compared to the Biden era, says James Koukios at MoFo.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Federal Railroad Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- Surface Transportation Board
- U.S. Maritime Administration
- National Transportation Safety Board
- U.S. Coast Guard
- State and international transportation regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Transportation-related environmental rules
- Tax-related issues
- International trade agreements
- Transportation industry lobbying
- State and international legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Vehicle recalls
- Transportation safety actions
- Emissions rules enforcement
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Breach of contract disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Insurance coverage suits
- Product safety cases
- International trade disputes
- Environmental suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Transportation infrastructure projects
- Capital market financing
- Public-private partnerships
- Major transportation contract awards and solicitations
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of transportation practices
Readership
- Transportation lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the transportation industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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