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RFR Indus., Inc. v. Century Steps, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Transportation
A plaintiff's voluntary dismissal without prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(i) does not bestow "prevailing party" status upon the...

H&M Commercial Driver Leasing, Inc. v. Fox Valley Containers, Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a breach of contract suit arising from the hiring of one of plaintiff's former employees by defendant, judgment on the pleadings for plaintiff is...

Collier v. Dickinson

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In putative class action against executive-level officials at the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles for selling personal...

Black v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a matter arising from a railroad's abolition of petitioners-carmen's positions at a railyard in Ohio, a petition for review of a decision denying...

Town of Southold v. Town of East Hampton

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Transportation
In case involving a town's local law requiring ferries to obtain a special permit before using a ferry terminal within the town and restricting the...

Buck v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Transportation
Dismissal of a suit against airlines for recovery of various fees and taxes collected at the time of plaintiffs' purchase of nonrefundable tickets is...

Karst Envtl. Educ & Prot., Inc. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Transportation
In an action by appellant environmental organzitions against various agencies alleging they failed to conduct the environmental and historical...

Hall v. N. Am. Van Lines, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
The Carmack Amendment is the exclusive cause of action for contract claims alleging delay, loss, failure to deliver or damage to property. Denial of...

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

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In actions brought by landowners claiming that a railroad had abandoned a railroad right of way, failed to comply with statutory maintenance duties on...

Miller v. IL Cent. R.R. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants in a personal injury suit concerning an auto-train collision is affirmed for most defendants where the plaintiff's...