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Greyhound Lines v. Wade

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions, Transportation
In a suit brought by Greyhound against defendants arising from an accident in which defendant's truck rear-ended a bus traveling below the posted...

ABN Amro Verzekeringen BV v. Geologistics Ams., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action for money damages alleging $500,000 in damage to cargo, the following rulings are affirmed: 1) shipping contracts limited the defendants'...

American Orient Express Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In case involving company that markets and sells vacations aboard vintage railcars, petition for review challenging holding that petitioner company...

Prof'l Eng'rs in California Gov't v. Kempton

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In a writ proceeding, a state employees' union and a taxpayer challenged Caltrans's interpretation of Proposition 35, which expressly removed a...

Evans v. Ford Motor Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In an action against Ford under the Louisiana Products Liability Act claiming that a defective Ford Explorer injured plaintiff, a judgment denying...

Gwin v. Am. River Transp. Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit alleging violation of a law preventing discharge of a seaman for refusing to perform duties ordered by his employer if the duties would...

Fielden v. CSX Transp., Inc.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed as Federal Rule of Civil...

Wells v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
Where an excess insurer's coverage is not required to satisfy a carrier's minimum level of financial responsibility under the Motor Carrier Act, the...

Massachusetts v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
In an action brought by states, groups, and organizations alleging the EPA abdicated its responsibility under the Clean Air Act to regulate certain...

Northwest Airlines Corp. v. Association of Flight Attendants-CWA

Bankruptcy Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Preliminary injunction precluding defendant union from engaging in any form of work stoppage against plaintiff airline, operating under Chapter 11...