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BRANCHE v. AIRTRAN AIRWAYS, INC.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
A claim against plaintiff's former employer pursuant to Florida's Whistleblower Act is not pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act, 49...

MORGENSTERN v. DEP'T OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Transportation
In the event that an officer fails to sign the portion of the arrest report certifying that he obtained breath test samples in the regular course of...

KEIRNAN v. UTAH TRANSIT AUTH.

Civil Rights, Remedies, Transportation
The district court did not abuse its discretion in applying proper deference and denying a preliminary injunction to enjoin a transit authority's...

SMALLWOOD v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a personal injury action arising from a collision between a car and a locomotive, the trial judge erred in finding that the Mississippi Department...

PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC. v. MINETA

Administrative Law, Transportation
The Final Rule on Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, 67 Fed. Reg. 38704 (2002), adopting Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 138, 49 C.F.R....

HARRIS v. P.A.M. TRANSP., INC.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Transportation
Failure to exhaust Dept. of Transportation administrative remedies provided by 49 C.F.R. section 391.47 required dismissal of an Americans with...

MONTEZUMA GRAIN CO., LLP v. SURFACE TRANSP. BD.

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
The Surface Transportation Board's refusal to reopen abandonment proceedings regarding a stretch of railroad track was not an abuse of discretion, as...

KESEL v. UNITED PARCEL SERV., INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
A shipping company complied with the released valuation doctrine, requiring carriers to give interstate shippers reasonable notice of limited...

TOW OPERATORS v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
City ordinance designed to halt wreck chasing by tow companies was not preempted by the FAA Authorization Act of 1994; state has properly delegated...

SERNA v. PETTEY LEACH TRUCKING, INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a wrongful death action against an interstate motor carrier, the carrier, having undertaken an activity which can be lawfully carried on only under...