Transportation
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Boeing told an Illinois federal court Tuesday that it has inked deals to resolve more than 90% of wrongful death claims stemming from the October 2018 Lion Air crash involving the now notorious 737 Max 8 model airplane, which killed all 189 passengers on board… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A deadly 2018 crash on a California highway was partially the fault of shortcomings in Tesla Inc.’s autopilot system as well as the driver’s distraction by a video game, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Uber Technologies Inc. was victorious in its fight against a New York City regulation aimed at reducing traffic congestion in Manhattan by limiting the amount of time drivers for ride-hailing services can spend “cruising” the island’s busiest areas, with a New York state judge on Monday calling the rule “arbitrary and capricious”… Read this piece
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The union representing Southwest Airlines pilots sued Boeing on Monday in Dallas County court, saying the Chicago-based aerospace giant’s misrepresentations about the safety of its 737 Max jets have cost the pilots tens of millions of dollars in lost wages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The Germany-based parent companies of automakers Volkswagen, Audi and Mercedes won their bids to escape multidistrict litigation over the use of defective Takata Corp. air bags when a Florida federal court entered a decision Friday finding the foreign corporations were outside its jurisdiction… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 