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10th Circuit: Flight Attendant's Proposed Accommodations 'Weren't Plausibly Reasonable' in ADA Suit Against Frontier Airlines

"An employer can incur liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act for failing to accommodate an employee's disability," Judge Robert E. Bacharach wrote. "Under the Act, the employee must request a 'plausibly reasonable accommodation.'"
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Daily Business Review

11th Circuit to Weigh CDC's Transportation Mask Mandate

The U.S. Department of Justice attorneys argues that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had the authority to require people to wear masks on planes, trains and buses to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Train Engineer Shows Liability in Injury Suit Over Locomotive's Broken Air Conditioner

This decision was picked from New York's court dockets and summarized by the Law Journal's decision editors.
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Daily Business Review

Southwest's Strong 2022 Bebound Soured by Holiday Debacle

Southwest Airlines anticipates a money-losing fourth quarter after a winter storm and technology meltdown led to nearly 17,000 canceled flights and…
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Litigation-Minded Southwest Airlines Passengers to Confront 'Class Action Waiver'

"My office has been flooded with phone calls. If Southwest is preparing to go down a scorched-earth path, we're prepared," said Alexander Dychter, a class action attorney in San Diego.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

$6.6 Million South Florida Settlement: Meet Plaintiff Counsel

"Push towards trial deliberately, but as quickly as you can," one litigator said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Crash With NJ Transit Bus Results in $1.7 Million Settlement

A $1.7 million settlement was reached in a Bergen County suit, Pastor v. NJ Transit, on July 5 for a man who sustained multiple cervical and thoracic…
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Airlines Slam 'Knee-Jerk' COVID Plan for Chinese Travelers

The International Air Transport Association said that travel restrictions have been proved ineffective in stemming the pandemic over the past three years.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Southwest Airlines Hit With First Class Action Suit Over Holiday Meltdown

The airline's cancellation of more than 15,000 flights around Christmas is expected to trigger many more lawsuits from passengers and investors.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Deputy GC at EV Company Canoo Among Execs Accused of Corporate Espionage

Canoo alleges that its former execs who left to launch Harbinger Motors are a "group of serial grifters" hellbent on owning and controlling their own EV company at any cost.
5 minute read

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