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Dirk H. Beckwith; Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013, previously published on May 2013 There has been a recent increase in cargo loss and damage litigation involving food products (and other cargo, such as high value pharmaceuticals), traveling in trailers, in which the seal on such a load has either broken or malfunctioned. At the docks, this phenomenon is manifested by consignees...
| | Self-Driving Cars, Advanced Vehicle Technology the Focus at U.S. Senate Committee Hearing
Colodny Fass Talenfeld Karlinsky Abate Webb P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 20, 2013, previously published on May 16, 2013 The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ("Committee") held a hearing yesterday, May 15, 2013, entitled "The Road Ahead: Advanced Vehicle Technology and its Implications."
| | Electric Car Maker Coda Holdings, Inc. Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Eric J. Monzo; Morris James LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 6, 2013, previously published on May 1, 2013 On May 1, 2013, Coda Holdings, Inc. and its affiliated debtors (the "Debtors") commenced chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. A copy of the Coda Holdings, Inc. chapter 11 petition. In support of the first day filings, Debtors offered the...
| | Pending Deadline for Airline Transport Pilot Certificates May Place U.S. Carriers in a Lurch
Tom A. Jerman, Rebecca MacPherson; Jones Day;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2013, previously published on April 2013 In the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-216 (August 1, 2010), Congress established new requirements for crewmember screening and qualification and for airline transport pilot ("ATP") certification. Section 216(a)(2)(B) of the act...
| | Florida Repeals International Driving Permit Requirement and Remains a Top U.S. Destination for International Tourists
Brian Del Gatto, Spensyr Ann Mayfield, Sean M. McDonough; Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 5, 2013, previously published on April 3, 2013 Foreign visitors are again free to drive Florida’s roads so long as they posses a valid noncommercial driver’s license issued in their home state or country (commercial licenses were never compromised). The Florida Legislature has eliminated the controversial international driving...
| | What’s the Value of a Truck Stop Without Any Trucks? Supreme Court Addresses Nuisance Claims in Public Projects
Martin Boodman, Elder C. Marques, Julie K. Parla; McCarthy Tétrault LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 1, 2013, previously published on March 28, 2013 In a new decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has provided guidance on when compensation might be due in cases of nuisance caused by public infrastructure projects. The Antrim decision is relevant not only for those involved in the management of public projects, but it also shapes the more general...
| | Public-Private Partnerships - The Future May Be Sooner Than Thought
Sean P. Sullivan; Fowler White Boggs P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 28, 2013, previously published on March 2013 Public-Private Partnerships, also known as P3, are evident in Florida. A P3 is a contractual relationship between a public agency and private entity that agree to share risk and rewards of a project. Historically, these partnerships have been used in connection with the State of Florida, Department...
| | Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Grants Exemptions to 40 Hearing-Impaired Drivers
James R. Mulroy; Jackson Lewis LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 21, 2013, previously published on March 18, 2013 There will be a 21 percent increase in the number of jobs for truck drivers over the next ten years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Currently, more than 20,000 truck driver positions nationwide go unfilled. The driver shortage will become more serious as the driver population ages and...
| | Transportation Budget Clears Senate
Michael Caputo, Rebecca M. Kuhns; McDonald Hopkins LLC;
Legal Alert/Article March 20, 2013, previously published on March 15, 2013 The Ohio Senate passed House Bill 51 this week, which was amended to combine the transportation budget and turnpike bonding proposal previously separated in the House. The proposal will allow $1.5 billion in bonds to be issued on the Ohio Turnpike, which will generate $1.5 billion in federal and...
| | Alberta Court says Air Cargo Liability Limits can be Broken
Artem N. Barsukov; Bennett Jones LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 15, 2013, previously published on March 13, 2013 Cargo airlines operating in Alberta may soon find themselves training their front-line staff to ask more questions when dealing with individual consumers. Last month, the Provincial Court of Alberta released a decision in which it held that the Montreal Convention does not dispense with the notice...
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