all - Opinion Summaries

TOWN OF STRATFORD v. FED. AVIATION ADMIN.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Transportation
Petitioner lacks standing to challenge the FAA's environmental impact statement (EIS) where it fails to show that its claimed economic injury is...

BOTZ v. OMNI AIR INT'L

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 and Whistleblower Protection Program of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century...

BURLINGTON N. & SANTA FE RY. CO. v. BHD. OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYEES

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Where union was found to have a deliberate policy and practice of commencing surprise strikes over even minor issues, in violation of its duties under...

NAT'L R.R. PASSENGER CORP. (AMTRAK) v. ROUNTREE TRANSP. AND RIGGING, INC.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a multi-faceted appeal involving the collision of a passenger train with a hauler rig transporting a combustion turbine, the court: 1) affirmed...

KING v. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
Where the events giving rise to a discriminatory bumping claim occurred in the course of embarkation during the international "carriage of passengers...

CSX TRANSP., INC. v. CITY OF PLYMOUTH

Civil Procedure, Transportation
Because federal regulations substantially subsume the subject matter of a Michigan statute that prohibits trains from continuously blocking grade...

SIGMON COAL CO., INC. v. APFEL

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities, Transportation
For purposes of assigning fiscal responsibility for a retired coal miner's health benefits when the assigned coal operator is no longer in business,...

GREENE v. LONG ISLAND R.R. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Interlocutory order denying defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C....

EL CONEJO AMERICAN OF TEXAS, INC. v. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

Administrative Law, Transportation
The FMCSA reasonably determined that petitioner would not comply with safety standards in the future, warranting denial its application for...

CASSARA v. DAC SERVICES, INC.

Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
Employment history report for trucking companies that reported both DOT defined accidents and "accidents," as defined by individual employers, may be...