/transportation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Transportation Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:52:14 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358285 The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday an agreement resolving antitrust concerns regarding Alimentation Couche-Tard's proposed $1.57 billion acquisition of 270 fuel stations from grocery chain Giant Eagle, requiring the Canadian convenience store company to divest 35 gas stations. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:38:39 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358196?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358196 An Illinois jury awarded fleet management technology firm Sonrai Systems LLC more than $28.9 million Thursday, finding a garbage truck manufacturer the company had worked with had poached an executive and used confidential information he stole to develop a competing product. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:57:12 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357861 Environmental groups, a Native American village and other local governments have alleged in a proposed class action in D.C. federal court that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully stopped a $3 billion climate grant program created by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:55:45 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358169?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358169 Chevron removed to Seattle federal court a first-of-its kind wrongful death suit brought by the daughter of a woman who died during a 2021 heat wave alleging oil and gas giants — including BP PLC, ConocoPhillips and Shell PLC — knew for decades their fossil fuel products would one day "claim lives." Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:46:46 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357624?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357624 The Italian maker of Kris wine is suing its former importer in California federal court on claims that it asserted exclusive rights to the brand and sabotaged new deals after their agreement was terminated, saying the U.S. company breached an arbitration award and caused more than $53 million in damages. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:37:58 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357582 The co-founder of Armory Films — the production company behind "The Peanut Butter Falcon" and "Fool's Paradise" — can't sue Volvo Car USA LLC for hearing loss suffered due to a purported defect in his vehicle's speakers, a Nashville federal judge ruled, saying the domestic company didn't manufacture the SUV so it can't be found liable under state law. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:10:48 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358167?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358167 The Fifth Circuit on Thursday tossed a permanent injunction blocking a Texas statute requiring businesses to immediately comply with the state's demand to examine business records, saying the Texas Supreme Court recently "harmonized" the law in a way that addresses Spirit AeroSystems Inc.'s constitutional challenge. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:05:03 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357913 Britain's Competition and Markets Authority on Thursday issued a call for comments about Boeing's planned $4.7 billion deal for aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems to see if the tie-up will reduce competition in the country, joining U.S. enforcers who are already reviewing the deal. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:07:34 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357741 Pointing to court doctrines barring discovery while a derivative suit faces dismissal motions, a Delaware vice chancellor on Thursday grounded a Boeing Co. stockholder bid to continue demanding records pending a final decision on the company's right to control the action, which alleges massive, costly safety failures. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:00:11 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358191 Volvo drivers filed a proposed class action in California federal court Wednesday alleging it concealed a latent systemic safety defect in some of its XC40 Recharge electric vehicles that cause them to behave erratically and dangerously, where they'd unexpectedly accelerate or lurch, even when drivers' feet are off the gas. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:39:45 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358211?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358211 The Senate’s latest version of the Big Beautiful Bill Act would impose a 41% tax on the litigation finance industry, but the tax is totally disconnected from the concerns it purports to address, and it would set the country back to a time when small plaintiffs had little recourse against big defendants, says Anthony Sebok at Cardozo School of Law. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:40:56 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357943?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357943 As his potential replacement awaits a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie said Thursday that he plans to oversee the agency's next monthly open meeting in July, but otherwise remained tight-lipped about his impending departure. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:14:29 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357749 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP is expanding its litigation team, bringing in an environmental and toxic tort specialist from boutique firm Glazier Yee LLP as a partner in its St. Louis and Los Angeles offices. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:01:42 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357982 A Pennsylvania appeals court has found that Florida strict liability law applies in a suit alleging a defective engine led to a plane crash that killed two people, saying the Sunshine State has more ties and a bigger interest in the case than Pennsylvania. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:49:40 +0000 /transportation/articles/2358033?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2358033 Members of two recently certified classes of transgender and nonbinary people seeking passports that reflect their gender identity accused the Trump administration of "slow-walking compliance" with a Massachusetts federal judge's order requiring the U.S. Department of State to resume issuing passports with the requested designations. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:00:23 +0000 /transportation/articles/2354007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2354007 Litigants once took for granted that deposition requests of high-ranking corporate officers required a greater showing of need than for lower-level witnesses, but the apex doctrine has proven controversial in recent years, and fights over such depositions will be won by creative lawyers adapting their arguments to this particular moment, say attorneys at Hangley Aronchick. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:26:11 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357646?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357646 Uber Technologies Inc.-backed electric bike startup Lime is moving forward on a U.S. initial public offering, while more crypto ventures are seeking public listings and insurance giant BrightHouse inches closer to a sale. Here, Law360 breaks down the notable deal rumors from the past week. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:50:31 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357452?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357452 Citing failure to specify harm from disclosure, a Delaware vice chancellor has denied Chemours Inc.'s request to keep confidential details about its internal document controls in a redacted derivative suit seeking damages arising from an alleged $575 million manipulation of company reports over two years. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:03:48 +0000 /transportation/articles/2357605?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2357605 The Fourth Circuit won't revive a suit by the brother of a deceased truck driver alleging a cab guard intended to protect the truck's driver from its cargo failed, leading to his death, finding there is only speculative evidence that the defendant distributor ever had or sold the guard in question. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:59:13 +0000 /transportation/articles/2332004?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2332004 To say that being a clown in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has changed my legal career would truly be an understatement — by creating an opening to converse on a unique topic, it has allowed me to connect with clients, counsel and even judges on a deeper level, says Charles Tatelbaum at Tripp Scott.