all - Opinion Summaries

Central Mut. Ins. Co. v. Bemiss

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action to stay an arbitration regarding Plaintiff-Insurer's obligation to settle a personal injury claim, judgment for Defendant is affirmed...

Reiber v. GMAC, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Transportation
The Court of Appeals answered a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as follows: The portion of an...

Transportes Navieros y Terrestres S.A. v. Fairmount Heavy Transport N.V.

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Transportation
District court order granting defendant's motion to reduce the amount held by maritime attachment pursuant to the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or...

Lahr v. National Transp. Safety Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a Freedom of Information Act action seeking documents pertaining to a government investigation of a plane crash, the District Court's order...

US v. Ruiz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Transportation
In a drug possession prosecution, the denial of Defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment is affirmed, where: 1) warrantless inspections of...

Polar Tankers, Inc. v. Valdez

Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Transportation
In a Tonnage Clause challenge to an Alaska ordinance imposing a personal property tax on large oil tankers, judgment for Defendant is reversed, where...

City of Las Vegas v. FAA

Administrative Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of an FAA Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) approving the modification of the departure route at an airport, the...

Simpson v. Empire Truck Lines, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
In an action arising out of a truck accident under the Texas Workers Compensation Act (TWCA), judgment for Defendant is affirmed where the driver of...

In re Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to vacate a discovery order in an auto accident action, the petition is denied where the District Court...

CSX Transp., Inc. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of an STB regulation establishing a simplified method for resolving rail rate disputes, petition is denied where the STB's...