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January 30, 2025
Civil Rights Atty, 2 Boutique Attys Among Plane Crash Victims
At least three attorneys are among the 67 people presumed dead after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., according to several reports Thursday.
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January 30, 2025
AA Jet And Army Helicopter Crash: What We Know So Far
The midair collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River will spark multiple inquiries and regulatory actions on air traffic control procedures and flight paths that may raise sticky questions about the scope of the federal government's liability in future litigation, experts say.
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January 30, 2025
FERC Says Pacific NW Pipeline Approval Was By The Book
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is defending its approval of a controversial TC Energy Corp. pipeline expansion project in the Pacific Northwest, telling the Fifth Circuit it reasonably determined that the project was needed and adequately reviewed its environmental impacts.
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January 30, 2025
Patient Transportation Co. Hid Cash Flow Woes, Investor Says
Patient transportation company Modivcare Inc. has been hit with a proposed shareholder class action in Colorado federal court alleging the company failed to disclose that its contract renegotiations with customers negatively impacted its bottom line.
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January 30, 2025
Loeb & Loeb Leads $150M Greek Shipping Execs' SPAC IPO
Blank-check company Stellar V Capital Corp., which was formed by Greek shipping executives, launched its projected $150 million initial public offering Thursday, with Loeb & Loeb LLP representing Stellar and Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP advising the underwriters.
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January 30, 2025
Senate Bill Requiring AM Radio In Cars Is Back Again
Almost half the Senate has signed on to co-sponsor a bill that would block automakers from removing AM radios from the cars they produce, with the reintroduced AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act already set for a committee hearing early next month.
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January 30, 2025
Tribe's Alaskan Burial Site Dispute Paused During Talks
An Alaska federal court has agreed to pause a tribe's suit against state entities and the Federal Aviation Administration over excavations of archaeological artifacts and ancestral remains found during construction of an airport runway as the parties talk about resolving the dispute without further litigation.
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January 30, 2025
Amex GBT Calls Judge's Sept. DOJ Trial 'Manifest Injustice'
American Express Global Business Travel Inc. asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to reconsider waiting until September to hear the U.S. Department of Justice challenge to its planned $570 million purchase of CWT Holdings LLC, arguing it needs an answer much sooner.
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January 30, 2025
Mass. High Court Backs Insurers' Lost Resale Value Exclusion
Language in Massachusetts auto insurance policies limiting coverage to "tangible losses" lets MAPFRE Insurance subsidiary Commerce and other companies off the hook for claims based on lost resale value after an accident, the state's highest court said on Thursday.
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January 30, 2025
Yellow Corp. Gets OK For $67M Real Estate Asset Sale
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved defunct trucking company Yellow Corp.'s $67 million asset sales for its owned and leased properties, saying the asset purchase agreements serve "the best interests" of the debtor, creditors and other stakeholders.
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January 30, 2025
Drivers' Collective Cert. In Amazon Suit Won't Go To 9th Circ.
Amazon didn't show how letting the Ninth Circuit mull a collective certification will speed up litigation in an 8-year-old suit accusing the company of misclassifying workers as independent contractors, a Washington federal judge ruled, denying the company's appeal bid.
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January 29, 2025
Fla. Yacht Owner Seeks Depo At Courthouse After Shooting
A yacht owner has urged a Florida state court to allow a deposition in a lawsuit over an ownership dispute to be taken at the downtown Miami courthouse, saying he fears for his safety following threats on his life and a shooting that almost killed him.
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January 29, 2025
Ferrari Exits Fla. Driver's Brake Defect Suit Due To Jurisdiction
A race car driver who suffered life-altering injuries when the Ferrari 458 Challenge he was driving crashed into a concrete wall can't sue Ferrari in state court, a Florida state appeals court panel ruled Wednesday, saying the courts do not have jurisdiction over the Italian automaker.
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January 29, 2025
Court Garbled Pharma Owner's Fraud Charges, 6th Circ. Told
An Ohio district court misrepresented healthcare fraud charges against a pharmaceutical salesman to a jury, his attorney argued Wednesday before the Sixth Circuit, calling for the court to overturn his 2023 conviction and subsequent restitution order to pay $7 million to the IRS.
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January 29, 2025
New DOT Chief Orders Fuel Economy Standards Redo
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has ordered the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to retool its "extraordinarily stringent" vehicle fuel economy standards, immediately diving into President Donald Trump's rollback of Biden-era policies aimed at bolstering electric vehicles.
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January 29, 2025
5th Circ. Says DOT Must Redo Airline Fees Disclosure Rule
The Fifth Circuit has ordered the U.S. Department of Transportation to reassess its rule requiring airlines to more clearly disclose add-on fees upfront, saying the Biden administration failed to properly consider public comments on how costly it would be for airlines to comply with the 2024 mandate.
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January 29, 2025
Senate Confirms Former Rep. Lee Zeldin To Lead EPA
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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January 29, 2025
Mass. Judge Sends Stellantis' UAW Strike Suit To Calif.
A Massachusetts federal judge has sent a Stellantis lawsuit accusing the UAW of violating a collective bargaining agreement by threatening mid-contract strikes to a California federal court where the automaker is pursuing identical claims over the union's tactics.
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January 29, 2025
4 Questions About Trump's Federal Worker Resignation Policy
President Donald Trump’s offer of letting federal workers resign with several months of paid administrative leave raises questions about its legality and whether workers will actually get paid, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores four questions that stem from the policy.
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January 29, 2025
Spirit Spurns Frontier Offer In Favor Of Ch. 11 Debt Swap
Bankrupt air carrier Spirit Airlines Inc. said in public securities filings Wednesday that it has rejected an offer from competitor Frontier Airlines to merge and will instead continue pursuit of its prearranged restructuring plan set for confirmation in mid-February because the terms of the Frontier proposal would leave creditors worse off.
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January 29, 2025
DOT, Alaska Air Slam Frontier's Bid To Halt DCA Slot Award
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Alaska Airlines Inc. are urging the D.C. Circuit to reject Frontier Airlines' emergency bid to block Alaska Airlines from offering direct flights from Ronald Reagan National Airport, just outside Washington, D.C., to San Diego, saying that halting the service would benefit no one.
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January 29, 2025
Southwest Worker Can't Yet Snag $2M Atty Fees In Bias Case
A flight attendant cannot recover nearly $2.5 million in attorney fees incurred while litigating her suit in which she claimed Southwest terminated her after she sent pictures of aborted fetuses during a Transport Workers Union of America Local 556 action, a Texas federal judge ruled.
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January 29, 2025
Southwest's Plan Oversight Cost Workers Millions, Court Told
Southwest Airlines cost workers millions of dollars in retirement savings by failing to ax a costly and underperforming investment fund from its combined $14 billion retirement plans, according to a proposed class action filed in Texas federal court.
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January 29, 2025
Uber Can't Duck Mass. Tech Company's Trade Secrets Suit
A Massachusetts state judge ruled Wednesday that a forum selection clause can't protect Uber from answering claims that it stole a Boston technology company's trade secrets after partnering with it on rider safety pilot projects in Brazil.
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January 29, 2025
White House Rescinds Trump's Spending Freeze
The White House on Wednesday rescinded a directive freezing federal funding, saying it wants to end litigation and confusion, but said the move will not end a review of spending to ensure compliance with a series of executive orders by the president.
Expert Analysis
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Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation
Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.
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How The UPC, ITC Complement Each Other In Patent Law
Attorneys at Ropes & Gray discuss the similarities and differences between the Unified Patent Court and the International Trade Commission, as well as recent matters litigated in both venues and why parties choose to file at these forums.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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NLRB Likely To Fill Vacuum After NMB Jurisdiction Ruling
The National Mediation Board's recent ruling in Swissport Cargo Services LP abandoned decades of precedent by concluding the Railway Labor Act doesn’t apply to airline service providers, likely leading the National Labor Relations Board to assert its jurisdiction instead and potentially causing more operational disruptions and labor strife, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Reviewing 2024's Crucial Patent Law Developments
As 2024 draws to a close, significant rulings and policies aimed at modernizing long-standing legal practices or addressing emerging challenges have reached patent law, says Michael Ellenberger at Rothwell Figg.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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Justices May Find Gov't Can Keep Fraudulent Transfer Benefit
Based on the justices' questions at the recently argued U.S. v. Miller, the Supreme Court appears prepared to hold that the U.S. — unlike any other creditor — is permitted to retain the benefits of a fraudulent transfer to the detriment of other bankruptcy creditors, says Kevin Morse at Clark Hill.
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Musk Pay Fight Shows Investor Approval Isn't Universal Cure
The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent denial of a motion revising its prior rescission of Elon Musk's nearly $56 billion compensation package is a reminder of the heightened standard corporate boards must meet in conflicted controller transactions and that stockholder approval doesn't automatically cure fiduciary wrongdoing, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.
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When US Privilege Law Applies To Docs Made Outside The US
As globalization manifests itself in disputes over foreign-created documents, a California federal court’s recent trademark decision illustrates nuances of both U.S. privilege frameworks and foreign evidentiary protections that attorneys must increasingly bear in mind, say attorneys at Hunton.
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Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025
Emerging disputes between established tech giants and smaller trademark holders promise to test the boundaries of trademark protection in 2025, following a 2024 marked with disputes in areas ranging from cybersquatting to geographic marks, says Danner Kline at Bradley Arant.
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What Loper Bright And Trump 2.0 Mean For New Transpo Tech
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, combined with the incoming Trump administration's deregulatory agenda, will likely lead to fewer new regulations on emerging transportation technologies like autonomous vehicles — and more careful and protracted drafting of any regulations that are produced, say attorneys at Venable.
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What A Motorcycle IP Case Says About Parallel Int'l Litigation
A Texas federal court recently rejected an electric motorcycle manufacturer's attempt to dismiss a design patent suit in the U.S. and limit the litigation to China, illustrating the challenges in trying to counter a parallel litigation strategy, say attorneys at King & Wood.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.