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City of Fall River v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
Petition for review of an FERC grant of conditional approval for a liquified natural gas terminal and the FERC's denial of appellant's motion to...

Paice LLC v. Toyota Motor Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies, Transportation
In a patent case involving drive trains for hybrid electric vehicles, a judgment finding that defendant-Toyota infringed certain patent claims under...

Montalvo v. Spirit Airlines

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In the context of preemption, federal law generally establishes the applicable standards of care in the field of aviation safety. In appeals arising...

Rogers v. Andrus Transp. Servs.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in defendant's revocation of an offer to hire plaintiff as a driver, denial...

Emerson v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In an action brought by property owners against a railroad alleging defendant improperly disposed of rails in a drainage ditch, resulting in flooding...

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

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a dispute involving a tar-like material plaintiff-railroad alleged defendant moved onto its property, a judgment and award of attorney's fees...

Weyerhaeuser Co. v. US R.R. Ret. Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Determination of the Railroad Retirement Board that four employees were entitled to retroactive Railroad Retirement Act service credit beyond the four...

General Motors Corp. v. Urban Gorilla, LLC

Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark, Transportation
In trademark dispute over steel "body kits" designed to make a truck look like a military-style vehicle, denial of plaintiff GM's motion for...

St. John's United Church of Christ v. City of Chicago

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a challenge to renovation plans for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, denial of a church's motion for a preliminary restraining order...

Eli Lilly do Brazil v. Federal Express Corp.

Contracts, International Law, Transportation
In dispute arising from drums of parmaceuticals stolen during transit in Brazil, judgment granting defendant enforcement of a damage limitation clause...