D.C. Circuit judges on Tuesday questioned whether the U.S. Department of Transportation reasonably justified the safety rationale for new restrictions on commercial driver's licenses for foreign truckers or whether it disproportionately relied on individuals' immigration status to promulgate an "exclusionary" rule.
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TOP NEWS

DC Circ. Queries Feds On Immigrant Truck Driver Restrictions

By Linda Chiem

D.C. Circuit judges on Tuesday questioned whether the U.S. Department of Transportation reasonably justified the safety rationale for new restrictions on commercial driver's licenses for foreign truckers or whether it disproportionately relied on individuals' immigration status to promulgate an "exclusionary" rule.

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Hyundai Must Face Trimmed Claims On Braking System

By Emily Field

A California federal judge on Monday dismissed state unfair competition law claims from a proposed class action brought by Hyundai Tucson drivers who said the company equipped the cars with a defective automatic emergency braking system, but preserved warranty, fraud and unjust enrichment claims.

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Texas Court Tosses Suit Against Broker Over Colorado Wreck

By Y. Peter Kang

A Texas appeals court has dismissed claims against an Indiana freight broker accused of negligently hiring a trucking company whose driver allegedly caused a crash in Colorado, saying the incident was not sufficiently tied to the broker's Texas activities.

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F-150 Drivers Denied Class Cert. In Ford Transmission Suit

By Mike Curley

An Illinois federal judge has denied class certification to a group of Ford F-150 owners who allege Ford shipped vehicles with defective transmissions, finding their warranty claims are blocked by a class action waiver, and they failed to show there was a common defect among class vehicles.

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Uber Says MDL Bellwether Plaintiff Can't Show Reliance

By Mike Curley

Uber Technologies Inc. is urging a California federal judge to throw out claims in a bellwether suit from multidistrict litigation over sexual assaults of its passengers, saying the plaintiff here cannot show she relied on any of the company's representations or features on the night she was allegedly assaulted.

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AVIATION

AirBaltic Gets OK To Tap $162M In Ch. 11 Financing

By Rick Archer

A New York bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave Latvian carrier airBaltic permission to draw on nearly $162 million in Chapter 11 financing, overruling the objections of bondholders who argued they were facing loss of value of their collateral.

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SpaceX Sued By Pilot Over Starlink Internet Plan Price Hike

By Gina Kim

SpaceX was hit with a proposed class action in California state court Monday that alleges a "bait-and-switch" scheme in which it abruptly disabled Starlink's cheaper Roam satellite internet subscription plan and directed customers to buy more expensive plans to restore service, even while reducing the available data allowance.

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AUTOMOTIVE

Meta's Data Collection From DMV Is Invasive, Calif. Drivers Say

By Bonnie Eslinger

Golden State drivers seeking to certify two classes over claims that Meta unlawfully obtained information from the state Department of Motor Vehicles' website told a California federal judge Tuesday that they have standing to sue under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act because the collection was invasive, even if it wasn't embarrassing or sensitive.

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Brief

Auto Repair Co., Mechanic Settle Colo. OT Suit

By MJ Koo

A Colorado auto repair company and a former mechanic who alleged the business failed to pay any overtime despite workers regularly clocking more than 50 hours a week have reached a settlement that will end the case, federal court records showed.

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NYC Asks 2nd Circ. To Greenlight Uber, Lyft Deactivation Law

By Dorothy Atkins

New York City has urged the Second Circuit to lift an injunction blocking a municipal ordinance prohibiting Uber and Lyft from "deactivating" drivers without formal notice and investigation, arguing that the lower court wrongly found that the companies would likely win their contract claims.

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LOGISTICS

​​​​​​​Aftership Hit With Class Action Over Hidden 'Protection' Fees

By Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

Aftership Inc. has been hit with a proposed class action accusing it of misleading consumers into believing pre-selected "Aftership Protection" fees added to online orders were mandatory shipping costs instead of optional add-ons that needed to be declined.

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Colo. Judge Certifies H-2A Workers' Overtime Suit

By Tom Lotshaw

A Colorado federal judge granted migrant workers' certification bid for a collective and class action alleging that KB Custom Ag Services LLC misclassified their jobs, failed to pay required overtime and breached their contracts.

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SUPPLY CHAIN

Justices Urged To Skip 3rd Circ. Arbitration Question

By Caroline Simson

A German claims aggregator on Monday pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to decline to review a Third Circuit decision dismissing on jurisdictional grounds a bid by litigation funder Burford Capital to arbitrate a dispute relating to German antitrust litigation.

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INSURANCE

Auto Parts Co. Fights Bifurcation Bid In $50M Coverage Trial

By Danielle Ferguson

An auto parts manufacturer urged a North Carolina federal court to reject an insurer's request to bifurcate an upcoming trial over claims the insurer improperly denied $50 million in coverage for COVID-19 pandemic-related losses, saying the allegations overlap too significantly to split the claims.

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11th Circ. Upholds AIG's $1.8M Yacht Fire Coverage Loss

By Hope Patti

An AIG unit cannot recoup $1.8 million from a dock builder and electrical subcontractor in connection with payments it made to a Florida policyholder whose yacht caught fire while plugged into a recently constructed dock, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed.

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TECHNOLOGY

OpenAI Wants To See Details Of SpaceXAI's Deal With Apple

By Craig Clough

OpenAI filed an emergency motion Tuesday in Texas federal court seeking the details of a settlement SpaceXAI inked this week with Apple over claims that Apple's deal to integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone violated antitrust law, saying the terms of the deal may undermine the antitrust allegations SpaceXAI is still pursuing against OpenAI.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Trucking Cos. Can Tackle Risk From New DOJ Task Force

Trucking companies should audit their drivers’ credentials and address risk areas lest they attract the attention of the new Justice Department-led task force against the fraudulent licensing of immigrants as commercial truckers, which is turning former questions of administrative or regulatory noncompliance into matters for federal prosecution, say attorneys at RJO.

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A Lender's Guide To Fraud: Safeguarding Collateral

Recent bankruptcies illustrate that lenders should strengthen credit covenants, collateral field exams and third-party verification in order to detect double-pledging, fabricated assets and documentation fraud enabled by artificial intelligence before losses become unrecoverable, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Brief

Senate Panel Weighs 6 Trump Judicial Picks From Red States

By Courtney Bublé

Six nominees for U.S. district judge appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for their nomination hearing.

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Burford Exec, Holland & Knight Adviser Open AI-Native Firm

By Andrea Keckley

Two veterans of the legal industry announced on Wednesday that they have teamed up to launch FairPlay Law, an AI-native firm based in Manhattan and focused on representing employees.

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Montgomery McCracken Adds Ex-NJ Judge To ADR Practice

By Jake Maher

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP has added a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge of 13 years as a senior counsel in Cherry Hill, who specializes in alternative dispute resolution, the firm has announced.

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Trembly Law Absorbs Miami Probate Firm Get Ahead Legal

By Madison Arnold

Estate planning firm Get Ahead Legal has merged with the Miami-based Trembly Law Firm.

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Michael Best Combines With NY-Based Kane Kessler

By Kevin Penton

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP announced Wednesday that it is combining with New York-based firm Kane Kessler PC, adding 36 attorneys and a Big Apple presence to a firm that ranked 143rd on Law360's list of the nation's largest law firms.

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Crowell & Moring Adds Ex-DOJ, FTC Antitrust Attys In DC, NY

By Alison Knezevich

Crowell & Moring LLP on Wednesday announced the hiring of two former enforcement attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission for its antitrust and competition group, with the firm saying it plans more growth of the practice soon.

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Weil Names New Corporate Leaders After Dept. Chair's Exit

By Anna Sanders

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has named two longtime private equity and mergers and acquisitions partners as the next corporate department co-chairs, promising to expand the headcount and breadth of the practice group after the former head left for Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP last week. 

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Kirkland Adds Real Estate Partner From HSF Kramer Team

By Nate Beck

Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP attorney as a partner in its real estate group. 

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Newman Saga Prompts Bill To Limit Judicial Suspensions

By Courtney Bublé

The long-running saga over Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's fitness to remain on the court has exposed "major flaws" in the judicial accountability system, according to a Republican member of the House who introduced a bill Wednesday to reform it.

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Colo. Firm Accused Of Withholding 33% Malpractice Fee

By Zach Dupont

A New York attorney claimed a personal injury firm won't pay the 33% portion of an attorney fee he is owed from a settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit in violation of a written agreement between the parties, according to a complaint filed in Colorado federal court.

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Willkie Hires Ex-Akerman Data Center Pros For Dallas Office

By Isaac Monterose

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired four former Akerman LLP real estate attorneys as partners for its data centers and digital infrastructure team in Dallas, the firm announced Wednesday.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

American Arbitration Association

American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations

American Federation of Teachers

American International Group Inc.

Apple Inc.

Brandeis University

Burford Capital LLC

Dow Inc.

Duke University

Etsy Inc.

Ford Motor Co.

Hyundai Motor Co.

LinkedIn Corp.

Lyft Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

New Jersey State Bar Association

OpenAI OpCo LLC

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Public Citizen Inc.

Sequoia Capital Operations LLC

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Thomson Reuters Corp.

Twitter Inc.

Uber Technologies Inc.

United Services Automobile Association

Universal Health Services Inc.

University of Virginia

VICI Properties Inc.

Vornado Realty Trust

X Corp.

Yale University

YouTube Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

Ammons Law Firm

Axinn

Ballard Spahr

Billhorn Law Firm

Bowman & Brooke

Brent Coon & Associates

Brooks Pierce

Brown Goldstein

Brown Pruitt

Cantey Hanger

Carlson Law Firm PC

Carney Bates

Cleary Gottlieb

Cole Scott & Kissane

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Crowell & Moring

Dawson Morton LLC

Dickinson & Gibbons

Dunn Isaacson

Fisher & Phillips

Furia Law

Gibson Dunn

Gordon Rees

Greenberg Traurig

HSF Kramer

Hausfeld LLP

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Kane Kessler

Kasowitz LLP

Katten Muchin

Kellogg Hansen

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Law Offices of Todd M. Friedman

Leventhal Swan

Lieff Cabraser

Lynn Pinker

Mayer Brown

Mejer Law

Michael Best & Friedrich

Milbank LLP

Milberg PLLC

Montgomery McCracken

Moore & Van Allen

Morgan Lewis

O'Melveny & Myers

Pacifica Law Group

Paul Hastings

Paul Weiss

Peiffer Wolf

Robinson Bradshaw

Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

Ropes & Gray

Simmons Hanly

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Skadden Arps

Smith Krivoshey

Trembly Law Firm

Troutman

Wachtell Lipton

Wallace Miller

Weil Gotshal

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives

California Department of Motor Vehicles

California Supreme Court

City and County of San Francisco, California

City of New York

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Trade Commission

Homeland Security Investigations

New Jersey Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma