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Switching Gears: Norfolk Says Others Might Be Liable for Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern has sued six companies that owned the railcars and shipped toxic chemicals on the train that derailed on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Out-of-Control Turo Car's Crash Leads to $1.6 Million Settlement in Middlesex

Car sharing platform Turo and its insurance carrier made the final payment in March of a $1.6 million settlement in a Middlesex County insurance dispute,…
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Daily Report Online

How Defense Attorneys Secured a Win in a Trucking Tort That Could Have Been Worth Millions

"I think there's been a little bit of a trend the last few years for defense lawyers, or even insurance companies or defendants to just decide to settle these cases, because it's more certain. That's not my firm's attitude," defense attorney Zach Matthews said.
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Daily Report Online

Ga. Court of Appeals Weighs Application of 'Featherweight Causation Standard' in Employer Liability Suit

"Most of the cases that are cited by the defense and frankly most FELA cases involve some casual or occasional exposure to asbestos. [My client] was standing in asbestos rope and burning it," plaintiff-appellant attorney Alison Currie said.
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Law.com

CarMax, Maryland AG's Office Reach Agreement Over Claims of Failure to Notify Customers of Open Recalls on Vehicles

"Consumers have the right to know if and when they are purchasing vehicles with open recall that could put them and others on the road at risk," said Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown.
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Law.com

Auto Dealer Courtesy Vehicle Programs May Have Similar Protections as Rental Car Companies, Mass. High Court Holds

In a matter of first impression, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously concluded that the same protections that prevent rental car companies from being held vicariously liable for a customer's error may also be applied to dealerships that provide a courtesy vehicle while conducting repairs on a customer's car.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Railroad Group Representing Norfolk Southern, Others Sues Ohio Officials Over Crew Size Law

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida's Location, Wealth Boom Escalates Region's Aviation Industry Potential

"There's a huge center of gravity here in the broadest possible sense," said Holland & Knight aviation finance partner William Coleman, who recently transferred to the region from Portland, Oregon.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Drone-Friendly States Helping Industry Clean Up Regulatory Morass

"Preemption of inconsistent local law is a critical part of any state ... legislation," said Sara Baxenberg, counsel for the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Class Action Claims FedEx Tampered With Odometers Before Selling Delivery Trucks

Courier services used to scrap their delivery vehicles after driving them for about 350,000 miles to avoid liability, but in about 2011 FedEx began reselling its vehicles instead of destroying them, according to the suit.
4 minute read

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