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Latest News in Transportation

  • May 21, 2026

    North Dakota, US Look To Vacate $28M Pipeline Order

    The United States and North Dakota are seeking to vacate a judgment that awarded the state $28 million in damages over the federal government's failure to control Dakota Access Pipeline protesters after nearly a year of settlement negotiations.

  • May 21, 2026

    Logistics Co. Escapes OT Suit After Sole Plaintiff Withdraws

    A logistics company defeated a proposed collective action alleging it failed to pay minimum wage and overtime after the suit's only named plaintiff withdrew for personal reasons, leaving the federal court without jurisdiction to proceed, a North Carolina judge ruled.

  • May 21, 2026

    Avis To Pay $1.8M To End Managers' Overtime Suit

    Car rental company Avis agreed to pay $1.79 million to settle a collective action claiming it misclassified operations managers as overtime-exempt and failed to pay them for hours worked over 40 in a week, according to a filing in New Jersey federal court.

  • May 21, 2026

    Justices Adopt Broad Reading Of Cuba Expropriation Law

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday adopted a broad view of a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages, vacating an Eleventh Circuit opinion that overturned a $440 million judgment against several cruise companies for trafficking in property seized by the Cuban government.

  • May 21, 2026

    Justices Back IAM Pension Fund In Withdrawal Liability Battle

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that multiemployer pension plan actuaries can retroactively change assumptions underlying their withdrawal liability calculations, rejecting employers' argument for time restrictions on the methodology underpinning penalties for pulling out of a pension fund.

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