Transportation

  • April 28, 2026

    Canoo's Ex-Internal Audit Head Settles Insider Trading Claims

    Bankrupt electric vehicle startup Canoo's former senior director of internal audit and controls has agreed to pay roughly $125,900 to settle the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading allegations against him, according to a final judgment entered Tuesday in Texas federal court.

  • April 28, 2026

    UAE's Exit From OPEC Could Hurt Smaller US Oil Producers

    The United Arab Emirates' forthcoming exit, announced Tuesday, from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is expected to have limited immediate effects, but it would free the country from the cartel's oil production quotas and could eventually lower global oil prices.

  • April 28, 2026

    Boeing Says 737 Max Plaintiffs Can't Seek Punitive Damages

    The Boeing Co. has told a Washington state court that dozens of plaintiffs suing over a 2024 door plug blowout on a 737 Max flight are ineligible to seek punitive damages in the case because such damages aren't allowed under Washington law.

  • April 28, 2026

    Texas Panel Probes $557M Union Pacific Train Injury Verdict

    A Texas appeals panel Tuesday considered whether jurors were given the wrong liability standard before issuing a $557 million verdict against Union Pacific Railroad Co. over a woman who was hit by one of its trains, putting into question a roughly $73 million judgment.

  • April 28, 2026

    SF Lands Deal With Oakland Over Airport Name IP Fight

    San Francisco has struck a deal with the Port of Oakland that ends a trademark infringement suit over Oakland's renaming of its airport that allows the East Bay city to use the name "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport," the parties announced Tuesday.

  • April 28, 2026

    Judge Extends Ban On 'Vague' DOT, Other Grant Conditions

    A California federal judge on Tuesday reinforced an injunction barring the Trump administration from imposing "impermissibly vague" conditions requiring cities and counties to comply with immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion policies in order to receive federal transportation and other grants.

  • April 28, 2026

    Trans Pilot Says Influencer's Defamation Countersuit Is Barred

    A former Army National Guard pilot and transgender woman is seeking to dismiss a defamation counterclaim by a conservative social media influencer who accused the pilot of causing the deadly collision over the Potomac River that killed 67 people last year, according to a motion filed in Colorado federal court.

  • April 28, 2026

    Hartford HealthCare Misused Privilege, Teamsters Plan Says

    Hartford HealthCare should be forced to produce 182 documents withheld under the attorney-client privilege from an antitrust lawsuit, say a Teamsters health plan and a transit district that claim the hospital group is exercising monopoly power over regional health services markets within Connecticut.

  • April 28, 2026

    Tesla Seeks To Trim Mom's Suit Over Son's Death In Crash

    A Florida mother can't bring Georgia Fair Business Practices Act claims against Tesla over defects that allegedly caused the fiery crash that killed her son and his father, the auto company argued, urging a federal court to pare down the case.

  • April 28, 2026

    Orrick Lands Senior IP Atty From USPTO

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has boosted its intellectual property bench with the addition of a former attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

  • April 28, 2026

    Uber, Drivers Drop Appeal In Yearslong Misclassification Fight

    A group of Uber Black drivers and the ride-hailing company agreed Tuesday to dismiss the drivers' appeal before the Third Circuit in a protracted worker classification dispute that has spanned a decade, according to a federal court filing.

  • April 28, 2026

    Over 11 Million Imports Entered For Tariff Refunds, CBP Says

    Importers have successfully submitted more than 11.2 million entries to Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system, and more than 1.7 million imports have been validated and are ready for refunds, a CBP official told the U.S. Court of International Trade on Tuesday.

  • April 28, 2026

    Ex-PR Director Seeks Early Win In Vacation Pay Delay Suit

    A former director of public relations and marketing for an automotive company urged a North Carolina federal court to grant her an early win on her remaining wage claim, saying the company failed to timely pay accrued vacation after her termination.

  • April 28, 2026

    Ga. Panel Seems Wary Of Nixing Sanction In Fatal Crash Case

    A Georgia appeals court panel seemed skeptical Tuesday of a company's challenge to a sanction stemming from lost evidence in a suit from the family of a pedestrian fatally struck by one of its drivers, with judges saying they couldn't know how important that evidence might have been.

  • April 28, 2026

    UK Helicopter Co. Appeals $15M Sikorsky Judgment

    A British helicopter operator said Tuesday it will appeal a more than $15 million March judgment favoring Lockheed Martin-owned Sikorsky International Operations Inc., after the companies fought over a deal to purchase 16 aircraft, two of which were not accepted.

  • April 27, 2026

    Modern 'Gone In 60 Seconds' Cars Don't Infringe, Judge Rules

    A California federal judge has declared that two restored models of the Ford Mustang Shelby called "Eleanor" featured in the 2000 film "Gone in 60 Seconds" do not infringe on the rights of the film franchise's owner, issuing an amended judgment in the "long-idling" dispute brought by racing legend Carroll Shelby's companies.

  • April 27, 2026

    CDK Wants Monopoly Claims Cut From Software Rival's Suit

    Auto dealership management software giant CDK Global LLC told a California federal court Friday that it's not giant enough to be accused of monopolization, as it seeks to scrap the leading claims from rival Tekion Corp.'s lawsuit alleging CDK effectively locked dealers into its system.

  • April 27, 2026

    Energy And Ag Groups Push For Biofuel Waiver Reform

    Twenty groups from the agricultural and energy industries urged Congress to tighten requirements for a biofuel blending exemption for small refineries and lift seasonal restrictions on the sale of higher-ethanol gasoline, saying the changes would bring regulatory certainty to a volatile market.

  • April 27, 2026

    Texas Business Court Weighs Boeing Bid To End Union Suit

    The Boeing Co. told a Texas Business Court judge Monday that Southwest Airlines' union cannot tie its members' economic losses to the aircraft manufacturer's misconduct alleged by the union after regulators grounded the 737 Max aircraft, saying state law bars the suit from going forward.

  • April 27, 2026

    United CEO Touts Merger Benefits Despite American Rebuff

    United Airlines' chief executive pressed the merits of a mega airline merger Monday, while also confirming recent reports that he had approached American Airlines about exploring a potential combination, and that American shut the door on any such talks.

  • April 27, 2026

    Reed Smith Targeted In Eletson Gas Ownership Fracas

    Reed Smith LLP and two of its partners are facing a $262 million lawsuit in a long-running and bitter dispute over ownership of an international gas shipping company, as well as other issues that remain unresolved following the vacatur of an underlying $102 million arbitral award for fraud.

  • April 27, 2026

    Colo. Justices Say Car Rental Cos. Don't Qualify As Insurers

    Car rental companies that offer supplemental insurance through their own carriers cannot be deemed insurers of customers who purchase that coverage through rental agreements, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case against Hertz Corp.

  • April 27, 2026

    Photographers' Copyright Case Against UberEats Is Trimmed

    A Florida federal judge has dismissed part of a suit brought by a group of photographers who accused Uber of infringing their copyrights by displaying their photos on UberEats without permission, saying as to one claim that the photographers were asking the court to make too many inferences.

  • April 27, 2026

    CIT Blocks Customs From Rejecting Golf Cart Co.'s Imports

    The U.S. Court of International Trade granted a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government from compelling certain actions on imports entered by a Florida electric golf cart company while a duty investigation is ongoing, according to an opinion published Friday.

  • April 27, 2026

    DC Circ. Questions Alstom's Shot At Brightline Rail Deal

    A panel of the D.C. Circuit Monday questioned how competitive Alstom actually was in its bid to build train sets for Brightline West's forthcoming high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California, as the locomotive manufacturer argued it would have had a shot if not for a Buy America waiver granted to rival bidder Siemens.

Expert Analysis

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    Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Navigating the muddy, root-filled path of trail marathons and ultramarathons provides fertile training ground for my high-stakes fractional general counsel work, teaching me to slow down my mind when the terrain shifts, sharpen my focus and trust my training, says Eric Proos at Next Era Legal.

  • What NY's GHG Reporting Program Means For Oil, Gas Cos.

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    New York's new Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program represents a significant compliance regime for the oil and gas industry, so any business touching the state's fuel market should determine its obligations, and be prepared to gather data, create a monitoring plan and institute controls for accurate reporting, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Courts Are Reanchoring Antitrust Enforcement In Evidence

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    Recent U.S. antitrust disputes, including with Meta and HPE-Juniper, illustrate how judicial scrutiny combined with internal institutional checks is pushing enforcement toward an evidence-based footing and refinements, says Thomas Stratmann at George Mason University.

  • How States Are Advancing Enviro Justice Policies

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    The federal pullback on environmental justice creates uncertainty and impedes cross‑jurisdictional coordination, but EJ diligence remains prudent risk management, with many states having developed and implemented statutes, screening tools, permitting standards and more, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • NC Ruling Shows Mallory's Evolving Effects For Policyholders

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    A recent North Carolina decision, PDII v. Sky Aircraft, demonstrates how the U.S. Supreme Court's consequential jurisdiction decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern may permit suits against insurers anywhere they do business so long as the forum state has a business registration statute that requires submitting to in-state lawsuits, says Christopher Popecki at Pillsbury.

  • Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

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    Recent decisions from courts across the country demonstrate how different jurisdictions balance competing policy interests in determining whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned, providing a framework to identify when and how to challenge any attempted assignment, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin & Lodgen.

  • As Federal Enviro Justice Policy Goes Dormant, All Is Not Lost

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    Environmental justice is enduring a federal dormancy brought on by executive branch reversals and agency directives over the past year that have swept long-standing federal frameworks from the formal policy ledger, but the legal underpinnings of EJ have not vanished and remain important, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • When Bankruptcy Collides With Product Recalls

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    The recent bankruptcy filing by Rad Power Bikes on the heels of a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warning about dangerously defective batteries sold by the company highlights how CPSC enforcement clashes with bankruptcy protections, leaving both regulators and consumer litigants with limited options, says Michael Avanesian at Avian Law Group.

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    Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching middle and high school students the skills to untangle complicated arguments and identify faulty reasoning has made me reacquaint myself with the defined structure of thought, reminding me why logic should remain foundational in the practice of law, says Tom Barrow at Woods Rogers.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience

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    Resilience is a skill acquired through daily practices that focus on learning from missteps, recovering quickly without internalizing defeat and moving forward with intention, says Nicholas Meza at Quarles & Brady.

  • State Of Insurance: Q4 Notes From Illinois

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    In 2025's last quarter, Illinois’ appellate courts weighed in on overlapping homeowners coverages for water-related damages, contractual suit limitation provisions in uninsured motorist policies, and protections for genetic health information in life insurance underwriting, while the Department of Insurance sought nationwide homeowners' insurance data from State Farm, says Matthew Fortin at BatesCarey.

  • NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools

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    Attorneys who use artificial intelligence tools to record, transcribe and summarize conversations with clients should heed the New York City Bar Association’s recent opinion addressing the legal and ethical risks posed by such tools, and follow several best practices to avoid violating the Rules of Professional Conduct, say attorneys at Smith Gambrell.

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    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026

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    Some of the key 2026 developments to watch in aerospace and defense contracting law stem from provisions of this year's National Defense Authorization Act, a push to reform procurement, executive orders that announced Trump administration priorities, the upcoming Artemis space mission and continuing efforts to deploy artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Aviation Watch: Busy Skies, Tough Market For Airlines In 2026

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    After a turbulent year in the U.S. commercial aviation sector, demand for air travel and premium service shows no signs of slackening in 2026, with airlines facing the need to compete in a saturated market, while seeking opportunities for consolidation and pursuing other avenues to profitability, says Alan Hoffman, a retired attorney and aviation expert.

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