Transportation
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Eleventh Circuit Slams Company's 'Exceedingly Reprehensible' Racial Bias, Affirms $3.4M Award
An Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed Monday that a transportation company's intentional racial hiring bias warranted $3.4 million in damages, rejecting appeals...
DC Circuit Backs FMC Rule Targeting 'Extreme' Shipping Rates
The D.C. Circuit on Monday upheld a Federal Maritime Commission rule allowing it to consider "extreme" shipping rates as evidence of unreasonable refusal to...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Jet Ski Driver's Conviction After 'Drowning' Death
The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a Nevada boater's misdemeanor conviction and six-month sentence for operating a jet ski negligently when his passenger dro...
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Eleventh Circuit Slams Company's 'Exceedingly Reprehensible' Racial Bias, Affirms $3.4M Award
An Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed Monday that a transportation company's intentional racial hiring bias warranted $3.4 million in damages, rejecting appeals for a new trial and...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Jet Ski Driver's Conviction After 'Drowning' Death
The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a Nevada boater's misdemeanor conviction and six-month sentence for operating a jet ski negligently when his passenger drowned, ruling that "t...
Trucking Companies Seek Summary Judgment Against Reed in Texas
A Texas federal judge will consider whether four trucking and concrete companies can dodge all claims in a lawsuit filed by Billie Reed, after the defendants moved for summary j...
Massachusetts Judge Slashes Sentence to 'Time Served' for Cargo Theft Conspiracy
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday sentenced Jose Torres to time served for his role in a multi-million dollar stolen goods conspiracy, after Torres pleaded guilty to trans...
7th Circuit Axes Truck Drivers' Overtime Claims, Finds 'Continuous Interstate Journey'
The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday affirmed summary judgment for trucking companies against shuttle drivers seeking overtime pay, ruling their intrastate routes constituted part o...
DC Circuit Backs FMC Rule Targeting 'Extreme' Shipping Rates
The D.C. Circuit on Monday upheld a Federal Maritime Commission rule allowing it to consider "extreme" shipping rates as evidence of unreasonable refusal to deal, rejecting indu...