Fleet management company Motive Technologies Inc. is accused of violating California privacy laws by secretly and "on a massive scale" running a license plate surveillance network through its artificial intelligence-powered software, according to a lawsuit filed in California federal court.
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Tech Co.'s 'Mass Surveillance' Tracks US Drivers, Suit Says

By Jonathan Capriel

Fleet management company Motive Technologies Inc. is accused of violating California privacy laws by secretly and "on a massive scale" running a license plate surveillance network through its artificial intelligence-powered software, according to a lawsuit filed in California federal court.

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Railroads, Feds Spar Over Train Crew Size Rule In 11th Circ.

By Linda Chiem

Railroads have told the Eleventh Circuit that the Federal Railroad Administration failed to properly justify its 2024 two-person train crew rule, saying the agency flip-flopped from its previous determination that such a rule was unnecessary.

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NYC Beats Most Claims In Texas Migrant Busing Suit

By Elaine Briseño

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday dismissed allegations that New York City's protest over Roadrunner Charter Inc.'s role in transporting migrants from Texas to the Empire State constituted contractual interference, finding that no breach of a third-party agreement occurred.

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Black, Latino Chicagoans Win Cert. In Traffic Stop Bias Suit

By Gina Kim

An Illinois federal judge certified a class of Black and Latino drivers who alleged Chicago police pulled them over for minor traffic infractions leading to frisks and vehicle searches at higher rates than white drivers, finding Monday there was significant evidence showing drivers of color are stopped at disproportionate rates. 

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AVIATION

Deal Reached In Comedian Eric André's Racial Profiling Suit

By Kelcey Caulder

Actor Eric André and another comedian who said their constitutional rights were violated when they were racially profiled at an Atlanta airport have reached a tentative deal with a Georgia county to settle their lawsuit about a year after the Eleventh Circuit agreed to revive the case. 

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AUTOMOTIVE

10th Circ. Upholds Colo.'s $3-A-Day Rental Car Fee

By Benjamin Morse

The Tenth Circuit upheld Colorado's up-to-$3-a-day congestion impact fee on short-term vehicle rentals Monday, ruling that the charge falls on consumers rather than airport rental car companies.

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Honda Says Recall Wipes Out Odyssey Faulty Air Bag Suit

By Mike Curley

American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and an affiliate are asking a California federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging that its Odyssey minivans have defective side air bags, saying a government-supervised recall means there is no injury to the buyers.

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GM Says Airbag Defect Suit Fails After Plaintiffs Recast Case

By Jonathan Capriel

General Motors has urged a California federal court to end a proposed class action by truck and SUV drivers, arguing that after five years of litigation, they still cannot plausibly allege any defect exists in their vehicles' safety software.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFIT

FedEx Will Pay $900K To End Military Leave Bias Fight

By Grace Elletson

FedEx agreed to pay $900,000 to close a suit claiming the company didn't compensate its service member employees who took short-term military leave but provided pay for other short-term leave such as jury duty and bereavement time, according to a Georgia federal court filing.

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LOGISTICS

Bus Co. Settles Bid-Rigging Claims For $2.4M

By Julie Manganis

A national student transportation company will pay $2.4 million to settle allegations that two Massachusetts subsidiaries colluded with another bus company to allocate contracts in three Greater Boston communities, the state attorney general's office announced Monday.

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Cannabis Store Owners Seek To Toss Most Claims In $5M Suit

By Zach Dupont

The owners of a chain of Colorado retail cannabis stores accused of owing more than $4.8 million in unpaid obligations asked a Colorado federal judge Friday to dismiss the bulk of claims against them and their business because, they said, many of the claims weren't sufficiently pled to clear even the lower standards required to survive dismissal.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving restrictive covenants, corporate governance, trade secrets, real estate investments, receiverships, and books and records demands.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Judges On AI: Examining Administrative, Organizational Uses

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright of the Western District of Texas examines how artificial intelligence could transform a court's ability to deal with administrative work and organize materials when preparing for hearings or drafting opinions, thereby affording judges more time to resolve contested issues.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Trader In BigLaw Deal-Tipping Scheme To Plead Guilty

By Chris Villani

A Florida resident is set to plead guilty to his alleged role in a sweeping scheme to trade on insider information about impending acquisitions that was stolen from major law firms, according to a court filing Tuesday.

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Simpson Thacher Stock Work Hurt 2 Companies, Jury Told

By Madison Arnold

The chief financial officer for an insurance company told a Florida jury Tuesday that a stock drop for Patriot National Inc. — which is suing Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for malpractice for allegedly putting together a shoddy securities offering — dramatically affected his own business as well.

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AT&T Whistleblower Told To Cut Facts From Ethics Case Filing

By Sue Reisinger

Former AT&T in-house counsel and whistleblower Theodore Marcus has been asked to delete part of his response to professional misconduct charges pending against him in Washington, D.C., because the filing allegedly contains privileged information.

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1st Circ. Asked To Save Mayer Brown $21M Fee Bid In RI Suit

By Linda Chiem

The American Trucking Associations told the First Circuit that its attorneys at Mayer Brown LLP reasonably justified their request for $21 million in fees and costs after securing "substantial" wins in long-running litigation over Rhode Island's truck tolling program, disputing a district court's determination that the trucking trade group wasn't actually a "prevailing party."

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Winston Taylor Seeks Sanction Against Ex-Client Hunter Biden

By Rae Ann Varona

Winston Taylor urged a D.C. state court on Monday to sanction its former client Hunter Biden in its legal bills collection suit, saying the former president's son destroyed Signal communications that would have proved he understood that he owes the law firm more than $50,000.

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Court Is In Session Whenever A Judge Says It Is, 6th Circ. Told

By Susan Smiley

Court is wherever and whenever a judge says it is, counsel for a Detroit judge told a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday, arguing that subjecting a student to a mock arrest and trial because she fell asleep during a field trip was within his jurisdiction.

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Senate Confirms Jay Clayton As National Intelligence Chief

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, two weeks after Clayton, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, refused to answer who he thought won the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing.

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Queens Defenders Head Gets 3.5 Years For Looting The Nonprofit

By Pete Brush

A Brooklyn federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the former director of the Queens Defenders to more than 3.5 years in prison after the longtime attorney admitted to a course of embezzlement that destroyed the group dedicated to legal services for the poor.

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U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts

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