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Texas Lawyer

Can Seamen Sue for Punitive Damages, Even After 'Miles'?

In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1990 landmark decision in Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., federal and state courts have grappled with whether…
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Southwest Airlines Passengers Looking to Lawyer Up After Emergency Landing

Less than 24 hours after a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia Tuesday, attorney Ladd Sanger had already fielded two calls from passengers.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Health, Safety Inspection Failures on Cruise Ships and What It Means for Consumers, Industry

The cruise industry is getting a lot of media attention this year, but not for their exciting new ships which feature onboard hair-raising water slides, go-kart tracks and smokehouse BBQ joints, but because of the increased number of failed ship inspections performed pursuant to by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program (CDC-VSP).
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Drones Delivering Contraband to Prisons a Budding Problem

A package of contraband covered in grass clippings that was dropped by a drone at a Panhandle prison is one of the most recent examples of inmates using advanced technology to smuggle illegal items behind prison walls.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FedEx Must Hand Over Emails to EEOC in Deaf Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has ordered FedEx to produce emails it claims were too vast in number to retrieve in a deaf and hard-of-hearing discrimination case brought against the shipping company by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: No Insurance Coverage for Stolen Trailer That Wasn't in 'Transit'

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has issued a decision explaining whether a loaded trailer, which had been stolen, was still in transit for the purposes of the trucking company's insurance policy.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Travel Retailer Dufry to Move, Expand Regional HQ West of MIA

Prologis is ready to build the new 200,000-square-foot regional headquarters for Dufry at the Beacon Lakes industrial park.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

$750K Settlement Dumps Garbage-Truck Wreck Suit First Day of Trial

The plaintiff's lawyers said "powerful" eyewitness testimony from a woman dying of cancer helped spur the defense to settle the case on the opening day of trial.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Ex-Prosecutor Bart Schwartz Named Monitor for International Shipping Company

Schwartz is currently chairman of Guidepost Solutions, a New York consulting firm offering investigative and compliance services.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

When is a Package 'Received'? The Answer Can Make all the Difference

The Third Circuit has become the first Circuit Court to squarely address whether receipt means the date of shipment or the date of physical possession by the buyer.
7 minute read

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