https://www.law360.com/transportation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Transportation Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:41:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333568 Pennsylvania federal prosecutors announced Thursday that the former director of network planning and engineering for Amtrak is charged with taking bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for steering millions of dollars in Amtrak contract work to various vendors. Thu, 01 May 2025 21:04:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332635?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332635 An international tribunal has ordered Argentina to pay Italian construction giant Webuild $147 million after the country nixed a contract to construct and operate a bridge and toll road connecting two northeastern provinces, having already unanimously concluded in 2023 that Buenos Aires was liable in the dispute. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:53:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332723 Drivers who claimed Audi of America LLC and Volkswagen Group of America Inc. sold them electric vehicles with defective batteries that could short circuit and catch fire while driving have never actually suffered this alleged issue, the automakers said in their bid seeking to dismiss the proposed class action. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:44:52 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333006 States that had asked the Eighth Circuit to revive vacated National Environmental Policy Act regulations are now abandoning their appeal because the White House has eliminated the standards — but they're still asking that a lower court's decision striking down the regulations be overturned. Thu, 01 May 2025 20:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2331944?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2331944 A federal appellate panel grappled Thursday with whether to uphold class certification in a lawsuit claiming that State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, with one judge wondering if every class automobile would require its own damages trial. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333037?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333037 Wells Fargo has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Hertz's appeal of a Third Circuit ruling that the car rental giant owes $272 million in make-whole payments and interest to noteholders following a Chapter 11 case it launched in 2020. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:33:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333272 Uber was required to collect and remit millions in sales taxes on behalf of drivers and customers who used its app before the Wayfair decision, a Georgia appellate panel held Thursday, ruling against the ride-hailing company and upholding a trial court decision. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:26:55 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332628 A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday awarded $10.4 million to a class of truckers who sued RSP Express Inc. alleging the company and its owners skimmed off the top of their contracts, shorting drivers for freight transported across the Mexican and Canadian borders. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:02:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332934 Norfolk Southern Corp. has been sued in Georgia federal court by two longtime billing clerks who allege the company's promotion process is riddled with race and age bias and that its customer service division systematically pressures workers not to take medical leave. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:52:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333123?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333123 The enterprise fees in Colorado's state transportation package passed in 2021 do not violate the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, a state appeals court said Thursday, upholding a district court ruling and rejecting a challenge from a conservative group. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:05:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333095?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333095 Balkan Express, a transportation company based in Fort Worth, Texas, has launched a bankruptcy case with debt exceeding $25 million. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:01:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333040?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333040 The owner of an Illinois-based masonry business awarded a federal contract to renovate Philadelphia's historic 30th Street Station admitted Wednesday to bribery charges in a case alleging he had his executives shower gifts on an Amtrak employee who then approved additional work that added $52 million to the project's cost. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:52:58 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332361?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332361 A trucker who was hit in his sleeper cab and then ran after the semi-truck that he believed caused the incident, jumping on its running board till he was thrown, may be entitled to insurance benefits, Michigan appellate judges said, reversing most of a lower court's judgment. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:38:00 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333258?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333258 Massachusetts-based car sharing company Zipcar and the owner of a public parking garage are not liable for injuries suffered by a college student who was struck by a drunken driver while dropping off a car back in 2017, an intermediate appellate court concluded Thursday. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:05:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332953 An Arizona federal judge nixed a proposed class action from workers who claimed a trucking company illegally used abandoned cash in its retirement fund to pay down its own contributions rather than covering plan fees, saying the workers' "novel theory" wasn't in line with federal benefits law. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:30:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333051?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333051 Brazilian budget airline Gol Linhas announced Thursday it struck a deal in which a group of its noteholders agreed to reverse its opposition to the company's restructuring proposal and supply an additional $125 million in financing when the debtor exits Chapter 11. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:23:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332980 The federal government sued to block two states' climate change Superfund laws and stop two other states from launching threatened lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, saying the states' actions jeopardize national energy security. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:05:10 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333075?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2333075 The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the third of three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would undo Clean Air Act waivers that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued for California's vehicle emissions programs. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:51:17 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332769?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2332769 Sony could sell its semiconductor unit for $49 billion, while proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis is considering ending its practice of advising shareholder votes on politically charged topics, and AI startup Nscale plans to raise $2.7 billion in private capital to support the construction of data centers around the world. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/transportation/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins.