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Express Valet, Inc. v. City of Chicago

Administrative Law, Transportation
An order by the circuit court affirming the decisions of the Dept. of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) where it found petitioners liable for violating...

Starrag v. Maersk, Inc.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a dispute arising from circumstances in which three machines plaintiff shipped with defendant were damaged while being transported across a...

Holland Am. Line Inc. v. Wartsila N. Am., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
In a dispute brought by a cruise line seeking to hold defendants liable for the destruction of a cruise ship by fire while it sailed from one Tahitian...

Seagull Energy E&P, Inc. v. R.R. Comm'n of Texas

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
The statute that grants the Railroad Commission authority to regulate production of commingled oil and/or gas deposits includes the authority to...

Clementoni v. Consol. Rail Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In an appeal arising out of the collision of an automobile driven by plaintiff and a train operated by defendant-rail company, summary judgment for...

Otter Tail Power Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Transportation
In a challenge brought by captive shipper to a determination of the Surface Transportation Board that rates proposed by a railroad company for...

KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Transportation
In a patent dispute involving adjustable pedal systems and raising issues regarding the "teaching, suggestion, or motivation" test for obviousness, a...

Bennett v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a case involving several individuals' claims against an airline, an airplane manufacturer and the city of Chicago after a plane ran off a runway...

Freightliner of Knoxville, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Vans, LLC

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action brought against DaimlerChrysler Vans and Freightliner arising from what plaintiffs alleged was an exclusive dealership agreement for...

Ventress v. Japan Airlines

Civil Procedure, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
The Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty between the U.S. and Japan does not preempt California's whistle blower protection laws.