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Worldwide Equip., Inc. v. US

Government Law, Tax Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit for a refund of $119,302 in heavy-truck excise taxes it paid the IRS for the first quarter of 2004, related to the sale of certain...

Elassaad v. Independence Air, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's lawsuit against an airline company for injuries he sustained when he fell while disembarking from an airplane, district court's grant...

BNSF Rwy. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of the decision of the Surface Transportation Board (Board) that rates challenged in 2004 by fuel companies were unreasonably...

Wald v. Truspeed Motorcars, LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
In plaintiff's suit against a used car dealer for breach of contract, claiming that defendant refused to compensate him his finder's fee, trial...

Ventress v. Japan Airlines

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff-flight engineer's action under various whistleblower protection laws against an airline, judgment on the pleadings for one defendant and...

Midwest Crane & Rigging, Inc. v. Fed'l. Motor Carrier Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) determination that petitioner was a "commercial motor carrier"...

Fayus Enters. v. BNSF Rwy. Co.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Transportation
In an antitrust action alleging that since 2003 defendant-railroads conspired to impose fuel surcharges on the freight in a way that raised the...

Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit brought after plaintiff-truck driver was terminated from her employment claiming sex discrimination under Title VII when defendant allegedly...

Campbell v. BNSF Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a negligence action wherein plaintiff alleged that he was an "employee" of defendant-railway for purposes of the Federal Employers' Liability Act...

Medina Cty. Envt'l. Action Ass'n v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of a Construction and Operation Exemption Decision (the Decision) entered by one of the respondents, the Surface...