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Corporate Counsel

American Airlines Legal Chief Departs for Warner Bros. Discovery

Priya Aiyar joined American in 2019, just before COVID-19 walloped the entire airline industry.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

About Face: Court Takes Up Boeing Suit It Had Rejected

The Texas Supreme Court reversed itself, agreeing to hear a lawsuit between Boeing and Southwest Airlines pilots.
4 minute read

Law.com

COVID-19 Vaccine Suit Against United Airlines Hangs on Right-to-Sue Letter Date

"Although unlikely, it is possible that McCladdie El didn’t receive the right-to-sue letter until 32 days after the EEOC sent it," said U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins for the Northern District of Illinois.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Lawsuit alleges racial and gender discrimination led to an Air Force contractor's death at California airfield

The family of a civilian contractor who was killed in 2023 at a California airfield alleges her death was the result of a discrimination campaign by her testing director, who they claim had a history of hostility against Hispanic employees.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

JetBlue Airways Will Pay $2M to Settle DOT Charges of Chronically Delayed Flights

From June 2022 to November 2023, JetBlue operated four flights that were delayed at least 145 times, DOT stated in its consent order.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Week in Data Jan. 2: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Catch up on data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including the gender and ethnic diversity at Pennsylvania's top law firms, as well as firms' growth trajectory.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Aviation Attorney and Pilot Analyzes Jeju Air Crash, Potential Litigation Issues

Timothy A. Loranger of the Los Angeles-based law firm Wisner Baum said many perplexing questions surround the tragic crash of Flight 7C2216.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of the Month: Boeing Loses Another Lawyer, HubSpot Legal Chief Out After 2 Years

Carly Anderson was the second Boeing lawyer to leave the embattled aerospace giant recently. Mike Paisner, whose long legal career at Boeing included a leadership role in 737 Max reporting and compliance, left for Perkins Coie in July.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Southwest Airlines Faces $100M Class Action Over Pay Periods

A lawsuit has been filed against Southwest Airlines for allegedly violating New York labor law by paying baggage and cargo handlers bi-monthly instead of weekly.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Rejects Boeing Plea Deal on DEI Grounds

Federal Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that DEI policies at the federal government and at Boeing raised the risk that the selection of an independent monitor to oversee Boeing's compliance with the deal would be influenced partly by race, rather than "based solely on competency."
4 minute read

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