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TRUCKERS UNITED FOR SAFETY v. MEAD

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Transportation
The district court erred in awarding a fee enhancement under the Equal Access to Justice Act, as expertise in the "safety aspects of the trucking...

AM. RIVER TRANSP. CO. v. PARAGON MARINE SERV., INC.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an admiralty collision case, the district court did not err in determining that a barge broke free due to the negligence of defendants in managing...

RICHARDS v. CONSOL. RAIL CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Courts in Federal Safety Appliances Act cases should focus on whether a reasonable jury could conclude that a defective railroad appliance played any...

SASSY DOLL CREATIONS, INC. v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, where a bill of lading defendant supplied did not give plaintiff "a reasonable opportunity to...

HAWKSPERE SHIPPING CO., LTD. v. INTAMEX, S.A.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Where a shipper chooses to remit payment by way of a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier, shipper assumes the risk that the...

US v. ALCORN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Transportation
A conviction for willfully and unlawfully wrecking a train (18 U.S.C. section 1992) is affirmed as jury instructions conveyed that a natural...

BOSTON & MAINE CORP. v. TOWN OF AYER

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
An award of attorneys' fees and costs under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 is vacated where a town attempted to enforce its own environmental regulations in...

MISSION PETROLEUM CARRIERS, INC. v. SOLOMON

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
The court will not impose a common-law duty of reasonable care on employers who conduct in-house urine specimen collection pursuant to Department of...

STEEL COILS, INC. v. M/V LAKE MARION

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a Carriage of Goods by Sea Act claim for rust damage caused by seawater, the district court did not improperly shift the burden of proof by finding...

CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATIVE BD. v. MINETA

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Under the Hours of Service Laws, which limit train employees' work hours, an otherwise-sufficient rest period was not rendered insufficient when it...