all - Opinion Summaries

Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. Vaughn

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law, Transportation
In a railroad's suit against two tribal officials seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against their efforts to enforce or collect the tribe's...

CSX Trans., Inc. v. Appalachian Railcar Servs., Inc.

Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Transportation
In a suit to recover an erroneous payment relating to a train derailment, summary judgment for the recipient of the payment is vacated and remanded...

CSX Transp., Inc. v. Georgia State Bd. of Equalization

Tax Law, Transportation
In the context of the valuation of property for tax purposes, the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 allows a railroad to...

Olympia Express, Inc. v. Linee Aeree Italiane, SPA

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
In a state law contract action against Alitalia Airlines that was removed to federal court under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, a jury verdict...

O'Hara v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In an action brought by parents against GM for injuries sustained by their daughter when she was partially ejected from a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe during...

Stiver v. Good & Fair Carting & Moving, Inc.

Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
New York State motor vehicle inspection stations cannot be held liable for failing to detect safety-related problems in inspected cars, and a third...

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
States' and public interest organizations' petition for review of a rule issued by the NHTSA setting corporate average fuel economy tandards for light...

Med. Transp. Mgmt. Corp. v. Comm'r IRS

Tax Law, Transportation
Decision of Tax Court denying petitioners' income tax credits for gasoline excise taxes they paid is affirmed over petitioners' claim that they...

Union Pac. R.R. Co. v. Minn. Dep't of Revenue

Commercial Law, Government Law, Tax Law, Transportation
In railroads' action claiming that Minnesota's statutory scheme for assessing a sales or use tax on transportation fuel discriminates against...

Vaughn v. Am. Honda Motor Co. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
In proceedings arising from a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Honda alleging odometers in certain Honda vehicles overstate...