Law360: Transportation /transportation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Transportation Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:01:49 +0000 Stewart Issues Dozens More Discretionary Denial Decisions /transportation/articles/2375631?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2375631 Acting U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Coke Morgan Stewart denied numerous petitions challenging patents on discretionary grounds this week, while referring a smaller number of cases to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:47:15 +0000 DOJ Ramps Up Assault On Calif. Truck Emissions Standards /transportation/articles/2377805?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377805 The Trump administration increased its assault on California's stringent emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, saying Friday that it has intervened in lawsuits to strike down the Golden State's attempts to still enforce its standards in defiance of federal law. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:01:36 +0000 Eric André's Airport Stop Suit Partially Revived By 11th Circ. /transportation/articles/2377814?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377814 The Eleventh Circuit has partially revived comedian Eric André's lawsuit alleging he was subjected to a "degrading" search and seizure by police at an Atlanta airport, restoring his Fourth Amendment claims Friday while backing the dismissal of his allegations that he was racially profiled. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:18:08 +0000 Ohio Justices Back Landlord In Speedway Store Leases Suit /transportation/articles/2377102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377102 The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with a landlord embroiled in a lease renewal dispute with a tenant that subleased 24 properties to major convenience store chain Speedway LLC, ruling that the tenant didn't make a mistake when it negligently failed to renew its leases on time. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:56:57 +0000 Auto Shop Says Insurer Hasn't Paid $4.9M In Cyber Coverage /transportation/articles/2377723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377723 An auto repair company accused its cyber insurer in Illinois state court of withholding roughly $4.9 million in coverage over a "cyber event" in bad faith, adding it took nearly two years to receive coverage for "undisputed portions" of its total loss, with some portions still outstanding. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:44:55 +0000 4th Circ. Revives Ex-Airman's No-Fly List Claims /transportation/articles/2377233?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377233 The Fourth Circuit walked back its dismissal of a U.S. citizen's claim challenging his former status on the no-fly list, citing a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that an individual's removal from the list does not moot their constitutional challenge. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:06:54 +0000 Fla. Family Sues Yacht Club Over Deadly Barge Collision /transportation/articles/2377438?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377438 The parents of an 8-year-old girl injured in a barge accident during a July sailing trip have sued a Miami yachting club in a Florida state court for alleged negligence in the incident that resulted in three fatalities, saying counselors exposed children to imminent risk of death or harm.  Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:23:27 +0000 Ohio Regulator Denies Permit For Cleveland Browns' Stadium /transportation/articles/2377791?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377791 A letter surfaced Friday from the Ohio Department of Transportation denying a permit for the Cleveland Browns' new stadium, saying the height of the structure would be "an obstruction" to the airspace at its current proposed location in a Cleveland suburb. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:48:02 +0000 Excess Insurer Blames Primary For Costly Auto Collision Deal /transportation/articles/2377773?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377773 An excess insurer told a California federal court that the primary insurer of a construction company failed to reach a lesser settlement amount in a suit alleging the company's owner was responsible for a car collision. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:28:14 +0000 US Eyeing Tariffs, Port Levies Over Shipping Emissions Plan /transportation/articles/2377632?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377632 The U.S. government is considering tariffs, visa restrictions or port levies — and potentially a combination of those measures — in response to an intergovernmental plan to push the global shipping industry toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a U.S. Department of State spokesperson told Law360. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:27:37 +0000 AFA-CWA Fights SkyWest's Counterclaims In Union Drive Suit /transportation/articles/2377444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377444 The Association of Flight Attendants, a union organizer, and a group of current and former SkyWest flight attendants have asked a Utah federal judge to toss most of the counterclaims in their suit accusing the airline of undermining a union drive, saying SkyWest can't substantiate its allegations against them. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:58:19 +0000 New Jersey AG Slams Power Broker's 'Flawed' Appeal Brief /transportation/articles/2377794?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377794 South Jersey power broker George Norcross used a flawed argument in pushing back against New Jersey's effort to revive a dismissed criminal case against him, Attorney General Matthew Platkin has argued in a reply brief filed in state appellate court. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:55:04 +0000 Insurer Says Towing Co. Not Covered In Car Hood Injury Suit /transportation/articles/2377772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377772 Prime Property and Casualty Insurance Inc. is suing a towing company in Florida federal court, saying it has no obligation to continue defending it in an injury suit stemming from injuries to a woman after one of the company's drivers helped jumpstart her car. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:30:34 +0000 Canada Says US Treaty Bars Mich. Closure Of Pipeline /transportation/articles/2377606?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377606 The Canadian government told a federal judge that Michigan's push to close an Enbridge pipeline segment crossing the Great Lakes is not allowed under an international treaty between the U.S. and Canada, and threatens grave harm to a vital energy partnership. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:40:27 +0000 Lyft Could Face Blame In Connecticut Ax Murder, Judge Says /transportation/articles/2377754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377754 Lyft Inc. might be liable after one of its drivers brought an "aggressive" passenger carrying a 3-foot ax to a residential neighborhood, where he murdered a woman in front of her children, a Connecticut federal judge said Friday in advancing a lawsuit brought by the victim's estate. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:31:51 +0000 Truck Co. Asks Justices To Review Denial Of $268M Tax Break /transportation/articles/2377437?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377437 A Tennessee truck company seeking $268 million in excise tax exemptions for its refurbished tractors has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Sixth Circuit decision finding the company's tractors might not qualify because they may have previously been sold to tax-exempt buyers. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:02:12 +0000 5 Ways Lawyers Can Earn Back The Public's Trust /transportation/articles/2375693?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2375693 Amid salacious headlines about lawyers behaving badly and recent polls showing the public’s increasingly unfavorable view of attorneys, we must make meaningful changes to our culture to rebuild trust in the legal system, says Carl Taylor at Carl Taylor Law. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:24:57 +0000 Bikers Say Suzuki Motorcycles Have Decades-Old Brake Defect /transportation/articles/2377414?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377414 A proposed class of motorcycle buyers is alleging that Suzuki Motor of America Inc. has known but done nothing about a dangerous defect in its bikes' braking system for more than a decade. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:24:08 +0000 UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London /transportation/articles/2377535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377535 This past week in London has seen Transport for London hit with a procurement claim by the operator of Oyster card, while Mastercard and Visa face claims from the Rocco Forte Hotel Group, and Liverpool Football Club lobbed a claim against a security company. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:07:25 +0000 Yellow Corp. Seeks OK For $16M In Real Estate Sales /transportation/articles/2377662?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /transportation/articles/2377662 Trucking company Yellow Corp. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of three of its remaining truck depots for a total of just over $16 million.