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Honeywell Int'l, Inc. v. ITT Indus., Inc.

Intellectual Property, Oil and Gas Law, Patent, Transportation
Summary judgment of noninfringement for defendants involving a patent for a type of fuel filter is affirmed where the accused "quick connects" did not...

Burlington N. & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
The anti-retaliation provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not confine the actions and harms it forbids to those that are related to...

Maroules v. Jumbo, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a personal injury case argued under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show...

In re: Asbestos Litig.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In asbestos litigation involving automotive friction products such as brakes and clutches, defendant's motion in limine to exclude expert testimony...

In re: Asbestos Litig.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In asbestos litigation involving automotive friction products such as brakes and clutches, an application by Daimler Chrysler Corporation for...

Emerson Elec. Supply Co. v. Estes Express Lines Corp.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Following recent legislative changes to the Carmack Amendment, a carrier must continue to offer two or more rates with corresponding levels of...

BNSF Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Transportation
A railway company's petition for review of an order of the Surface Transportation Board rejecting as unreasonable certain rates the railroad charged a...

The Baker Group v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions, Transportation
In an action against a railway company asserting contract and tort claims arising out of a railcar lease agreement, pretrial rulings and judgment as a...

DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. West

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation, Workers' Compensation
A decision of the Industrial Accident Board is affirmed over an employer's challenge where: 1) the Board did not err in relying on Gilliard-Belfast v....

TMW Corp. v. D&D Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a suit arising plaintiff's purchase of airplane landing gear from defendant, a California corporation, without the proper documentation to resell...