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Law.com

Former UPS Workers Lodge Discrimination Suit for 'Systemic Racial Bias' in Workplace Culture

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in federal and state courts.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rules $12M Crash Verdict Was Backed by Evidence as Case Heads to Appeal

"The jury, acting within their role and calling upon their experiences, was free to infer that appellee's noneconomic harm was significant, resulting in the jury awarding over $10,000,000 in noneconomic damages," Jacquinto ruled.
3 minute read

Law.com

Norfolk Southern's $600M Class Settlement Gets Final Approval

At a final approval hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson said she would approve Norfolk Southern's $600 million class settlement over the 2023 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Norfolk Southern Replaces Fired CLO With Fast-Rising Internal Candidate

Jason Morris has extensive crisis management experience, which may come in handy if the independent law firm probe that found the CEO and CLO were having a romantic relationship turns up other problems.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Estate Sues U.S. Government Over Fatal Midair Collision

The U.S. government failed to respond to the Estate's claim within the six-month statutory window, allowing the lawsuit to proceed in federal court.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hawaiian Airlines CLO Out of Job but Set for Soft Landing

Aaron Alter was Hawaiian Airlines' outside counsel for years before becoming its legal chief in 2015.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

DOJ Sues Owner of Vessel that Destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge

"There is a 53-page complaint and answer, and they detail in it the fact that they believe that they're entitled to be compensated," said one attorney.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Norfolk Southern Fires Legal Chief and CEO, Saying They Had Inappropriate Relationship

The company dismissed Nabanita Nag, effective immediately. She joined the rail giant in 2020 and received a major promotion two years later.
3 minute read

Law.com

11th Circuit Rejects Former CSX Employee's Safety-Related Whistleblowing Claims

"The evidence at summary judgment establishes that Hitt engaged in protected activity by refusing to work during the lightning storm and refusing to operate at speeds he considered unsafe and that he suffered an adverse action by being terminated. But there is no evidence that these actions were a contributing factor to CSX's decision to terminate him," Judge Andrew L. Brasher wrote.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Top Court Mulls Fate of Personal Injury Claims Against NJ Transit Corp.

Katherine L. Pringle, a litigation partner in Friedman Kaplan, made the case that the New Jersey state agency could not be sued in New York.
5 minute read

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