Trump Allows Dyed Fuel In Highway Use, Defers Excise Taxes

By Zak Kostro

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to temporarily allow road vehicles to use dyed diesel fuel that is typically used by off-road vehicles and to defer applicable federal excise taxes, the White House said.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

3 Firms Steer Uber's $2.3B Buy Of Catering Platform EzCater

By Jade Martinez-Pogue

Ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. on Tuesday unveiled plans to acquire catering platform ezCater in a $2.3 billion all-cash deal that was built by three law firms.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Analysis

EPA's Climate Retreat Sidelined As Justices Weigh State Torts

By Keith Goldberg

The Trump administration's recent moves renouncing its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions appear unlikely to sway the U.S. Supreme Court in deciding whether state and local governments can pursue climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, attorneys say.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Hertz Brass Sued Over EV Write-Downs, Stock Buybacks

By Jarek Rutz

A Hertz Global Holdings Inc. stockholder has sued former CEO Stephen M. Scherr and a group of current and former officers and directors in Delaware Chancery Court, accusing them of concealing weak demand for electric-vehicle rentals while pursuing an EV strategy that allegedly left the rental-car company with hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Quill & Arrow Says Ford Fee Fraud Claims Lack Details

By Linda Chiem

Quill & Arrow LLP has urged a California federal judge to reject Ford Motor Co.'s lawsuit alleging the personal injury firm saddled it with high-priced legal bills for work purportedly handled by overseas virtual assistants or nonlawyers, saying the automaker offers little evidence to support its rehashed claims.

Response attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

7th Circ. Told Boeing Investors Fail 'Comcast' Cert. Test

By Jessica Corso

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is among those backing Boeing's call to the Seventh Circuit to overturn class certification in a case accusing the aerospace firm of misleading investors about the safety of its 737 Max fleet, arguing that the certification is dependent on a damages model that the U.S. Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit have rejected.

3 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

GM Faces Class Claims Over SUV Brake Systems

By Susan Smiley

Certain 2025 Chevrolet, GMC and Buick vehicles have defective master brake cylinder assemblies that can fail suddenly, causing severe safety hazards, according to a proposed class action brought against General Motors LLC in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Mich. Top Court To Hear If Touching Vehicle Is 'Occupying' It

By Danielle Ferguson

The Michigan Supreme Court will consider whether physical contact with a vehicle is enough to receive uninsured motorist coverage, as it hears an injured driver's plea to overturn a decision denying him coverage because only his hand was touching his truck when he was hit.

2 documents attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

USPS Says Contractor Can't Pursue $1.8M In District Court

By Benjamin Morse

The U.S. Postal Service urged a Colorado federal court to toss a delivery contractor's suit over roughly $1.8 million in unpaid compensation, arguing the dispute belongs in the federal contract-review process rather than district court.

Motion attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Tesla Defect Sparked Garage Fire, Insurer Says

By Lauraann Wood

Tesla Inc. has been hit with product liability claims in Illinois state court by an insurer looking to recoup the money it paid a policyholder whose Model X was deemed a total loss after an electrical defect caused the vehicle to catch file while charging.

Complaint attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FCC Covered List Is Pushing Limits Of Supply Chain Scrutiny

Companies outside the traditional telecommunications sector may now need to factor the Federal Communications Commission's equipment authorization requirements into supply chain compliance as the FCC covered list continues to expand as a national security tool, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

RPC Launches First US Office In NY With Insurance Partner

By Andrea Keckley

International law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP is expanding into the U.S. with a New York office led by an insurance coverage specialist formerly with Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Foley Hoag Adds 3 Partners In Denver

By Christine DeRosa

Foley Hoag LLP has grown its intellectual property, emerging company and venture capital offerings in Colorado with the addition of three partners, two from Sheridan Ross PC and another from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Justices' Docs Should Belong To Public, Gov't Watchdogs Say

By Jack Karp

Nearly two dozen government accountability groups are calling for Congress to enact a law that would make U.S. Supreme Court justices' papers government property that would someday be available to the public.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Omni Bridgeway Raises $1B For New Litigation Funding

By Ryan Boysen

Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has raised a new $1 billion fund from mostly repeat investors, with plans to deploy the money broadly across countries and case types while avoiding debt leverage.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

ABA Accreditor Leader Remembered For Passion And Intellect

By Emma Cueto

After her sudden death while leading the American Bar Association council that handles law school accreditation, Melissa Hart is being remembered as a passionate and fiercely intelligent jurist, mentor and leader who will be missed as the council navigates numerous challenges to its accreditor status.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Alito Explains Recusal But Says It Shouldn't Become Practice

By Katie Buehler

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said this week he "reluctantly" recused himself from a dispute that could decide whether state and local government can sue Big Oil in state courts for damages related to greenhouse gas emissions, while suggesting the high court's members shouldn't make a practice of explaining their reasons for stepping away from cases.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »