Texas Panel Probes $557M Union Pacific Train Injury Verdict

By José Luis Martínez

A Texas appeals panel Tuesday considered whether jurors were given the wrong liability standard before issuing a $557 million verdict against Union Pacific Railroad Co. over a woman who was hit by one of its trains, putting into question a roughly $73 million judgment.

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Judge Extends Ban On 'Vague' DOT, Other Grant Conditions

By Linda Chiem

A California federal judge on Tuesday reinforced an injunction barring the Trump administration from imposing "impermissibly vague" conditions requiring cities and counties to comply with immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion policies in order to receive federal transportation and other grants.

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Boeing Says 737 Max Plaintiffs Can't Seek Punitive Damages

By Ben Adlin

The Boeing Co. has told a Washington state court that dozens of plaintiffs suing over a 2024 door plug blowout on a 737 Max flight are ineligible to seek punitive damages in the case because such damages aren't allowed under Washington law.

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Uber, Drivers Drop Appeal In Yearslong Misclassification Fight

By Benjamin Morse

A group of Uber Black drivers and the ride-hailing company agreed Tuesday to dismiss the drivers' appeal before the Third Circuit in a protracted worker classification dispute that has spanned a decade, according to a federal court filing.

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SF Lands Deal With Oakland Over Airport Name IP Fight

By Bonnie Eslinger

San Francisco has struck a deal with the Port of Oakland that ends a trademark infringement suit over Oakland's renaming of its airport that allows the East Bay city to use the name "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport," the parties announced Tuesday.

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Trans Pilot Says Influencer's Defamation Countersuit Is Barred

By Zach Dupont

A former Army National Guard pilot and transgender woman is seeking to dismiss a defamation counterclaim by a conservative social media influencer who accused the pilot of causing the deadly collision over the Potomac River that killed 67 people last year, according to a motion filed in Colorado federal court.

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Brief

UK Helicopter Co. Appeals $15M Sikorsky Judgment

By Aaron Keller

A British helicopter operator said Tuesday it will appeal a more than $15 million March judgment favoring Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky International Operations Inc., after the companies fought over a deal to purchase 16 aircraft, two of which were not accepted.

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Ex-PR Director Seeks Early Win In Vacation Pay Delay Suit

By Benjamin Morse

A former director of public relations and marketing for an automotive company urged a North Carolina federal court to grant her an early win on her remaining wage claim, saying the company failed to timely pay accrued vacation after her termination.

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Tesla Seeks To Trim Mom's Suit Over Son's Death In Crash

By Kelcey Caulder

A Florida mother can't bring Georgia Fair Business Practices Act claims against Tesla over defects that allegedly caused the fiery crash that killed her son and his father, the auto company argued, urging a federal court to pare down the case.

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Hartford HealthCare Misused Privilege, Teamsters Plan Says

By Aaron Keller

Hartford HealthCare should be forced to produce 182 documents withheld under the attorney-client privilege from an antitrust lawsuit, say a Teamsters health plan and a transit district that claim the hospital group is exercising monopoly power over regional health services markets within Connecticut.

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Over 11 Million Imports Entered For Tariff Refunds, CBP Says

By Dylan Moroses

Importers have successfully submitted more than 11.2 million entries to Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system, and more than 1.7 million imports have been validated and are ready for refunds, a CBP official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

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Canoo's Ex-Internal Audit Head Settles Insider Trading Claims

By Hailey Konnath

Bankrupt electric vehicle startup Canoo's former senior director of internal audit and controls has agreed to pay roughly $125,900 to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading allegations against him, according to a final judgment entered Tuesday in Texas federal court.

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Ga. Panel Seems Wary Of Nixing Sanction In Fatal Crash Case

By Kelcey Caulder

A Georgia appeals court panel seemed skeptical Tuesday of a company's challenge to a sanction stemming from lost evidence in a suit from the family of a pedestrian fatally struck by one of its drivers, with judges saying they couldn't know how important that evidence might have been.

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Analysis

UAE's Exit From OPEC Could Hurt Smaller US Oil Producers

By Gautama Mehta

The United Arab Emirates' forthcoming exit, announced Tuesday, from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to have limited immediate effects, but it would free the country from the cartel's oil production quotas and could eventually lower global oil prices.

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Orrick Lands Senior IP Atty From USPTO

By Adam Lidgett

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has boosted its intellectual property bench with the addition of a former attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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State Of Insurance: Q1 Notes From Pennsylvania

From causation standards in first-party property claims, to the scope of statutory bad faith liability, to the enforceability of arbitration provisions in underinsured motorist disputes, three recent cases illustrate how Pennsylvania courts continued to refine the boundaries of coverage and dispute resolution, says Todd Leon at Marshall Dennehey.

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Analysis

Comey Indictment Built On Bad Legal Foundation, Experts Say

By Phillip Bantz

The criminal indictment of former FBI Director James B. Comey over an alleged threat against President Donald Trump by way of a social media post of seashells appears to be based on either an outdated or flawed understanding of the legal standard required to prove the charges in the case, which could sink the prosecution, according to experts.

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GrayRobinson Faces More Suits Over 2025 Data Breach

By Adrian Cruz

After being hit with a proposed class action accusing GrayRobinson PA of negligence following the revelation of a March 2025 data breach, the Florida-based firm is now facing two further suits regarding the same incident.

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Justices Limit Voting Rights Act Suits While Voiding La. Map

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map containing two majority-Black voting districts Wednesday and further limited the Voting Rights Act's use in challenging racial discrimination in legislative redistricting — a decision the dissent claims completes the conservative majority's "demolition" of the seminal civil rights law.

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Fla. Judge Pick Denies Conflict In Trump Defamation Case

By Courtney Bublé

A judicial nominee for the Southern District of Florida on Wednesday denied there was any overlap between when he presided over a case involving President Donald Trump and when the White House let him know Trump was considering him for the federal judgeship.

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Judiciary Advisers Back Looser Limits On Defense Subpoenas

By Jeff Overley

A campaign by white collar defense lawyers against long-standing limits on subpoena powers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when federal judiciary advisers endorsed earlier and easier access to potentially favorable evidence despite staunch resistance from crime victims' advocates.

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Former AG Bondi To Appear Before House Committee May 29

By Courtney Bublé

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House oversight committee on May 29, committee Republicans said Wednesday.

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Nadine Menendez Denied Bail During Bribery Conviction Appeal

By George Woolston

A New York federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid from Nadine Menendez for bail while she appeals her conviction on a bribery scheme carried out with her ex-senator husband, ruling that her motion doesn't raise a substantial question of law.

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