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  • June 18, 2025

    DC Judge Delves Into Facts Of Long-Running Price-Fix MDL

    A D.C. federal judge spent four hours Wednesday morning trying to sort out the facts in sprawling, long-running multidistrict litigation accusing the country's four largest railroad companies of fixing fuel surcharge prices, so that she can tackle summary judgment.

  • June 18, 2025

    Kumho Tire Says NC Seller Is Ripping Off Trademarks

    Georgia-based tire maker Kumho Tire USA Inc. is going after an Amazon seller for alleged Lanham Act violations, saying North Carolina-based GE Tires Online Inc. is selling tires using its trademarks and branding them as new when they are "used, closed-out, liquidated, counterfeit, and/or nongenuine."

  • June 18, 2025

    11th Circ. Gives Longshoreman Another Shot At Crash Suit

    The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a Georgia longshoreman's suit over his being hit by another worker's truck at the Port of Savannah, ruling that contrary to a district court's finding, it was "anything but" certain that the driver hadn't been on the clock at the time of the crash.

  • June 18, 2025

    Hong Kong-Based Airline Sued Over Failed Takeoff To LA

    Plane passengers injured during a failed takeoff and "chaotic emergency evacuation" are suing Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., claiming the company failed to maintain equipment and properly train crew.

  • June 18, 2025

    Pittsburgh, State Should Pay For Demolished Bridge, Co. Says

    A Pennsylvania property owner has accused Pittsburgh and the state's Department of Transportation of effectively taking its property by demolishing a railroad-highway bridge that provided access to a parking lot, an auto parts distribution center and other land, arguing the company is owed damages.

  • June 18, 2025

    GM Hit With New Class Action Over V8 Engine Defect

    General Motors LLC misled consumers by knowingly selling hundreds of thousands of SUVs and trucks with potentially deadly defective engines that could suddenly fail, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Michigan federal court.

  • June 18, 2025

    American Airlines Can't Escape In-Flight Sex Assault Suit

    A New Jersey federal judge won't toss a woman's suit against American Airlines Inc. alleging that its negligence resulted in her being sexually assaulted on an overnight flight, finding that the complaint sufficiently states that the alleged attacker's actions could have been noticed by the flight crew.

  • June 18, 2025

    UAW Prez Retaliated Against Union's Secretary, Monitor Says

    United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain retaliated against the union's secretary-treasurer by taking away some of her responsibilities because she denied reimbursement expense requests, a court-appointed monitor detailed in a report, finding that the secretary-treasurer faced false financial misconduct claims.

  • June 18, 2025

    K&L Gates' Latest Public Policy Atty Brings DOT Experience

    A top U.S. Department of Transportation lawyer joined K&L Gates LLP as of counsel in the public policy practice group, telling Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that, as an immigrant, he wanted to work in public service to give back to his adoptive country.

  • June 18, 2025

    UPS Denied Promotion Over Sabbath Request, Suit Says

    A Boston man has brought a lawsuit against UPS in Massachusetts state court, alleging the shipping company denied him a higher-paying job as a driver because as a Seventh-day Adventist he could not work Friday night or Saturday.

  • June 18, 2025

    Ford Waived Arbitration In Fire Defect Suit, Drivers Say

    Drivers who accused Ford of selling hybrids with defective engines prone to stalling or spontaneously catching fire have urged a Michigan federal judge to reject the automaker's bid to force some plaintiffs to take their claims to arbitration, contending that the company missed out on its chance to do so by challenging the merits of the case years ago.

  • June 18, 2025

    Supreme Court Says Biofuel Waiver Fights Belong In DC Circ.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the D.C. Circuit is the proper venue for challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's denial of biofuel waivers to small refiners, while state-level disputes over national ozone air quality standards must be heard in regional circuit courts.

  • June 17, 2025

    States Say Trump Admin Can't Freeze EV Charging Funds

    An attorney for the Washington Attorney General's Office on Tuesday urged a federal judge in Seattle to issue a preliminary injunction requiring the Trump administration to release funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects in 16 states, saying the administration cannot "go back in time" and eliminate congressionally approved funding.

  • June 17, 2025

    La. Law Will Make Tesla Sales Less Onerous, Justices Told

    Louisiana regulators are hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will hold off on considering their request to take up a Tesla-brought case targeting the state's ban on direct sales by automakers, saying a new law is about to change things and the justices should wait until it takes effect.

  • June 17, 2025

    Decarb Investors Reach $8.8M Deal In Hyzon Motors SPAC Suit

    An investor who challenged a $2.1 billion take-public merger for Hyzon Motors Inc. in 2021 that he says deprived them of the opportunity to make an informed choice between sticking with the deal or cashing out told a Delaware vice chancellor Monday they've settled the case for $8.8 million.

  • June 17, 2025

    FTC Clarifies Auto Dealers' Duties Under Data Security Rule

    The Federal Trade Commission has issued guidance to assist automobile dealers in complying with the agency's financial data security rule, stressing that their obligations to safeguard customers' nonpublic information doesn't end when their business relationship terminates. 

  • June 17, 2025

    Uber Gets Fatal Crash Suit Sent To Arbitration

    The widow of a man who died while he was a passenger in an Uber must take her claims against the ride-share company before an arbitrator, an Illinois state appeals court ruled Tuesday, finding that when she signed up for an Uber account she first agreed to have an arbitrator review any claims she had against the company.

  • June 17, 2025

    Nissan Asks Justices To Void Certified Sunroof Defect Classes

    Nissan North America Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to unravel certified classes of drivers alleging the automaker sold vehicles with defective panoramic sunroofs, saying the Ninth Circuit endorsed a "grossly unfair" standard that allows uninjured plaintiffs to level inflated class claims against corporate defendants.

  • June 17, 2025

    Del. Justices Undo $200M Award In TransCanada Case

    Pointing in part to an earlier appellate ruling, Delaware's highest court on Tuesday reversed a Court of Chancery decision that ordered the former TransCanada Corp. to pay $199 million to former Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. shareholders allegedly shorted in a 2016 merger.

  • June 17, 2025

    Tesla Knocks Insurance Deception Claim From Ill. Defect Fight

    A Tesla driver pursuing unfair practice claims over an alleged "phantom braking" defect in the Model 3 has still not sufficiently alleged the electric-car maker knowingly misrepresented its insurance pricing practices, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday, holding the driver to an omission-based claim she previously allowed to proceed.

  • June 17, 2025

    Ill. Increases Sports Betting, Tobacco Tax And Taxes Airbnbs

    Illinois increased its tax on sports betting and tobacco products and extended its tax on hotel operators to include short-term rentals like Airbnbs and Vrbos under a budget bill approved by the governor.

  • June 17, 2025

    Drivers Can't Get Class Cert. For Undervaluation Claims

    A Massachusetts state court justice on Tuesday declined to certify a class of drivers who say they were underpaid for the value of their "totaled" vehicles, saying the case against The Commerce Insurance Co. requires individualized inquiry.

  • June 17, 2025

    11th Circ. Clears Carnival In Suit Over Sex Assault Of Teen

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday sided with Carnival Corp. in a suit from a passenger who sought to hold the cruise line liable for a sexual assault against her when she was 15, finding that the facts of the case didn't support the argument that it had notice of the risk of any assault.

  • June 17, 2025

    Delta Nearing Settlement In Jet Fuel Dumping Class Action

    Delta has reached a deal with a group of Los Angeles homeowners to end a lawsuit against the airline after it dumped jet fuel onto their properties, according to a joint notice.

  • June 17, 2025

    Fuel Co. Says Fired CEO's 'Incompetence' Dooms Bias Suit

    A Michigan-based petroleum distributor urged a federal judge to toss its ex-CEO's suit claiming she was fired from the family-run business out of gender and disability bias, arguing that her claims fall flat against evidence that she was sacked for years of lackluster profits under her leadership.

Expert Analysis

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    A Federal Insurance Mandate For Private Aviation Is Overdue

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    A recent private plane crash in California that killed two people and injured 19 others spotlights the dangers of such occurrences — and serves as a reminder that because there is no federal requirement for general aviation pilots to carry insurance, the victims of these accidents are often unable to obtain fair compensation, says Timothy Loranger at Wisner Baum.

  • Updated FWS Regs Will Streamline Right-Of-Way Permitting

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    Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's final rule covering rights-of-way across lands administered by the service will bring increased up-front fees and stricter permit terms and conditions, it also provides a clearer application process and should reduce permitting delays and total costs, say attorneys at Holland & Hart.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Hydrogen Regs Will Provide More Certainty — If They Survive

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    Newly finalized regulations implementing the Section 45V clean hydrogen tax credit allow producers more flexibility, and should therefore help put the industry on more solid footing — but the incoming Trump administration and Republican Congress will have multiple options for overturning or altering the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Climate Disclosure Spotlight Shifts To 2 Calif. Laws

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    With Donald Trump's election spelling the all-but-certain demise of the proposed federal climate disclosure rules, new laws in California currently stand as the nation's only broadly applicable climate disclosure requirements — and their brevity is both a blessing and a curse, say attorneys at Davis Polk.

  • Final Hydrogen Tax Credit Regs Add Flexibility For Producers

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    The recently released final regulations implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's clean hydrogen production tax credit offer taxpayers greater flexibility, reducing risk and creating more certainty for investments in the industry, thus diminishing — but not eliminating — the risk of legal challenges to the regulations, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • Anticipating The Maritime Sector's Future Under Trump 2.0

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    With the Republicans taking control of a governance trifecta, the maritime sector should brace for both familiar leadership and new change that could significantly shift shipping and defense priorities, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • 2024 Was A Banner Year For Shareholder Activism

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    Shareholder activism campaigns in 2024 continued at an elevated pace globally, with activist investors exploiting valuation gaps and pushing aggressively for corporate governance reforms, including the ouster of many companies' chief executives, a trend that could continue once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • 6 Predictions For Cyber Risk And Insurance In 2025

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    This year is likely to bring with it some thorny and expensive cyber challenges, including increased ransomware activity, more data breach class actions and continued efforts to define business interruption loss calculations, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • How Trump 2.0 May Change Business In Latin America

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    Companies in Latin America should expect to face more trade restrictions, tighter economic sanctions and enhanced corruption risks, as the incoming administration shifts focus to certain non-U.S. actors, most notably China, says Matteson Ellis at Miller & Chevalier.

  • Trump, Tariffs And Tech: The Right To Repair In 2025

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    The "right-to-repair" movement has helped make it easier for independent repair shops and consumers to repair their devices and vehicles — but President-elect Donald Trump's complicated relationship with Big Tech, and his advocacy for increased tariffs, make the immediate future of the movement uncertain, say attorneys at Carter Ledyard.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Justices Seem Focused On NEPA's Limits In Utah Rail Case

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    After last month's oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, the court appears poised to forcefully reiterate that the National Environmental Policy Act requires federal agencies to review only those environmental impacts within their control, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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