Transportation

  • June 17, 2026

    Niger Says Town House Off Limits In $7.6M Award Feud

    The Republic of Niger told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that its $35 million town house on Manhattan's Upper East Side can't be seized by a United Kingdom aviation services company looking to enforce a $7.6 million arbitral award because the property is used for sovereign purposes.

  • June 17, 2026

    Fla. Panel Backs Prison Time For Luxury Car Theft Kid

    A man found guilty of stealing luxury cars worth millions as a juvenile cannot have his 15-year prison sentence revoked, a Florida appeals court said Wednesday, finding that his youthful offender community control status was correctly rescinded after he failed to complete boot camp and committed a new crime.

  • June 17, 2026

    DoorDash Sued For Kicking Off Seattle Drivers Without Notice

    A former DoorDash driver is accusing the delivery platform of violating a Seattle ordinance by "deactivating" driver accounts without providing proper notice or justification, claiming in a proposed class action that the company abruptly cut off his access to delivery offers despite a sterling service record.

  • June 17, 2026

    Aetna Can't Bring Its Own Claims In $20M Air Ambulance Fight

    A Connecticut federal judge has agreed to throw out three Aetna entities' allegations that air ambulance operators misrepresented their services throughout an Independent Dispute Resolution award process, finding that the federal No Surprises Act bars the insurer's counterclaims.

  • June 17, 2026

    Aequum To Escrow Inventory Sale Funds In First Brands Row

    A Texas bankruptcy judge granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday that will require the escrow of $18 million in inventory sale proceeds in a lien superiority dispute among lenders in the First Brands Chapter 11 case.

  • June 17, 2026

    DiDi Investors Get Final OK For $740M Deal, Atty Fees

    A $740 million deal between Chinese ride-hailing app DiDi and its investors has received final approval from a New York federal judge, settling claims the company hid enterprise-threatening regulatory risks during its 2021 initial public offering.

  • June 17, 2026

    Citigroup Says Foreign Bondholders Can't Bring RICO Suit

    Citigroup urged a Florida federal magistrate judge Wednesday to dismiss racketeering claims in a suit accusing the bank of running a massive cash advance fraud scheme, arguing the bondholder plaintiffs suffered no domestic injury that would allow them to sue under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute.

  • June 17, 2026

    Colo. AG Seeks Order To Force Auto Warranty Co. Probe

    The Colorado attorney general asked a state court to compel an extended auto warranty company to comply with an investigative subpoena issued more than a year ago, alleging the company failed to honor consumers' data privacy rights and has repeatedly stonewalled the state's investigation.

  • June 17, 2026

    $8.8M Deal In State Farm 'Diminished Value' Suit Gets 1st OK

    A Washington federal court granted preliminary approval of an $8.8 million settlement to resolve a class action claiming that State Farm failed to adequately pay for the diminished value of vehicles under its underinsured motorist coverage.

  • June 17, 2026

    Fiat Chrysler Can't Ditch Infotainment Defect Class Action

    A Michigan federal judge has denied Fiat Chrysler's motion to dismiss a proposed class action from drivers claiming that nine models of the automaker's vehicles manufactured between 2021 and 2024 have defective infotainment systems.

  • June 17, 2026

    Goodyear Seeks FCC Waiver For Tire Safety System

    The Federal Communications Commission is asking for public input on Goodyear's request to use its tire-mounted sensor system on unlicensed telecommunications devices so it can collect critical tire safety data more quickly.

  • June 17, 2026

    Wash. Panel Says UIM Payment Doesn't Block IFCA Claim

    Washington state appeals court on Tuesday said an insurer cannot shake allegations that it unreasonably initially denied an injured driver's underinsured-motorist claims despite later paying the benefits, with the court noting a lack of instructive case law under the state's Insurance Fair Conduct Act.

  • June 17, 2026

    UPS Drivers Seek Class Cert. In Colo. Sick Leave Suit

    A UPS package driver asked a Colorado federal court to certify a class of over 12,000 union workers who allege the delivery giant failed to provide paid sick leave as required under state law, arguing the company's uniform statewide policies make the case well suited for class treatment.

  • June 17, 2026

    Commerce Hits Chassis From 3 Countries With Duties

    The U.S. Department of Commerce on Wednesday ordered duties on imported chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam. 

  • June 16, 2026

    Chevron's Climate Suit Comparison Meets Skeptical Judge

    A Washington state judge pushed back Tuesday after Chevron and other oil giants urged dismissal of a family's lawsuit over a 2021 heatwave death, saying this case differs from a host of failed climate torts because it focuses on a single fatality from a "very specific weather event."

  • June 16, 2026

    Texas Appeals Court Reverses $73M Train Accident Judgment

    A Texas appeals court Tuesday reversed a $73 million judgment and ordered a new trial for a woman who sued Union Pacific Railroad Co. after a train hit her as she slept on the tracks, saying the trial court applied the wrong negligence standard.

  • June 16, 2026

    Connecticut Owner Barred From Razing 1835 Captain's House

    At Connecticut's request, a state judge has briefly barred a property owner from demolishing a nearly 200-year-old house, giving the parties time to argue whether longer-lasting protections are warranted after the state sought to include the building in a proposed historic district.

  • June 16, 2026

    9th Circ. Rejects FCA Bid To Pause Headrest Class Trial

    The Ninth Circuit has rejected outright Fiat Chrysler's bid to pause class action proceedings over supposedly defective Jeep and Dodge headrests during the automaker's preparation of a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court as it pushes for arbitration in the case.

  • June 16, 2026

    Justices Told Jules Upends 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

    Litigation funder Burford Capital told the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the justices' decision this year finding federal courts that have sent a dispute to arbitration retain jurisdiction in subsequent enforcement proceedings was enough to warrant undoing a Third Circuit decision the company called erroneous.

  • June 16, 2026

    Calif. Panel Upholds $19.5M Verdict In Bicycle Crash Suit

    A California state appeals court has affirmed a $19.5 million verdict against a motorist who ran a red light and struck a bicyclist at a crosswalk, rejecting the driver's argument that the sum was excessive because the jury heard prejudicial testimony about her not wearing her prescription glasses.

  • June 16, 2026

    Boat Listing Service Escapes Antitrust Claims For Now

    A Florida federal court on Tuesday dismissed an antitrust case accusing Boats Group LLC of monopolizing the market for online platforms used to buy and sell boats, finding the conduct being attacked is not anticompetitive.

  • June 16, 2026

    7th Circ. Scraps American Airlines Toxic Uniforms Suit

    The Seventh Circuit said Tuesday that American Airlines employees suing over allegedly toxic uniforms didn't have sufficient expert evidence suggesting the uniforms triggered their allergic reactions and other health symptoms, rejecting their bid to invoke the legal doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to infer a defect or negligence.

  • June 16, 2026

    5th Circ. Revives Plane Crash Suit Under Texas Tolling Law

    The Fifth Circuit on Tuesday revived a suit alleging that a pilot's severe crash injuries were caused by several companies' defective parachute and safety systems, saying the Texas Savings Statute does indeed apply to the pilot's third lawsuit related to the crash.

  • June 16, 2026

    ITC To Review Hoverboard Patent Infringement Decision

    The U.S. International Trade Commission said Tuesday that it will review portions of an administrative law judge's decision finding two companies infringed two Razor USA LLC patents for self-balancing hoverboards.

  • June 16, 2026

    Fla.'s Brightline Railway Gets Bond Payment Extension

    The Florida Development Finance Corp. has extended the term rate on $985 million in bonds borrowed by Brightline Florida Holdings LLC in relation to a project to expand passenger rail in the Sunshine State, according to a notice released Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

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    NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.

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    Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing

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    Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents before they commit to a particular doctrinal path, which risks building arguments that are internally coherent but externally misaligned, says Melanie Oxhorn at Kobre & Kim.

  • Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need

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    Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey.

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    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution

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    Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.

  • 'Mobile' Sources For On-Site Generation May Be A Risky Bet

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering treating large on-site generators used at data centers as mobile rather than stationary sources under the Clean Air Act, a significant policy change that would leave developers that adopt this solution at risk of regulatory reversals, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid

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    The pressure in-house legal teams face to quickly adopt artificial intelligence tools, combined with budget constraints and the need to evaluate a crowded market of options, sets the stage for implementation mistakes that are often difficult to undo, says former 23andMe general counsel Guy Chayoun.

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    Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My grandfather used to say "I wear your jersey" as shorthand for wholly committing to support someone with loyalty and integrity — ideals that have shaped my life on the basketball court and in legal practice, says Tracy Schimelfenig at Schimelfenig Legal.

  • How Cos. Can Navigate Iran Sanctions Risks In China

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    For multinational financial institutions and other companies caught between the U.S. and China’s competing compliance regimes as they relate to Iranian oil, finding a path forward will require careful, jurisdiction-specific analysis, say attorneys at Perkins Coie and Ashurst.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

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    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

  • Mass. Draft Regs Signal Nationwide Scrutiny Of Junk Fees

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    Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell's new draft regulations for assisted living facilities is only her latest move in the war on junk fees — and part of a national reordering of consumer protection enforcement in which states are aggressively and creatively asserting authority, says Steve Provazza at Arnall Golden.

  • Legal Risks Rise As Construction-Site Drone Use Soars

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    Construction companies using drones face mounting legal risks as Federal Aviation Administration compliance requirements tighten, remote identification capabilities expand and proposed rules move toward organizational accountability, making it crucial to update contracts, schedules, safety protocols and data-governance practices now to avoid future liability, say attorneys at Cozen.

  • Md. Justices' State Climate Tort Ban May Shape National Path

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    The Maryland Supreme Court’s recent ruling that federal law preempted state-level deceptive marketing tort claims brought by several municipalities could offer the U.S. Supreme Court a road map to use in the pending Suncor Energy v. Boulder County case to exclude states from the business of regulating global emissions, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 4 Emerging Approaches To AI Protective Order Language

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    Over the last year, at least five federal district courts have issued or analyzed specific protective order provisions restricting the use of generative artificial intelligence platforms with protected materials, establishing that proactive AI-specific provisions are now standard practice and demonstrating that no single model works for every case, says Joel Bush at Kilpatrick.

  • Assessing Material Adverse Event Clauses Amid Iran Conflict

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    As deals signed before the current Middle East conflict come under pressure, determinations over material adverse effect clauses are arising in real time, and whether an MAE has been wrongfully invoked may be as consequential as whether it was validly established in the first place, say Amran Nawaz and Ralph Stobwasser at Secretariat.

  • Navigating Insurance And Contract Risks Amid Hormuz Crisis

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    The Strait of Hormuz has become a legal choke point where contractual obligations, insurance coverage and international law intersect, underscoring for maritime lawyers the importance of proactive contract drafting, rigorous policy review and close engagement with clients, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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