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Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States

Brief Amicus Curiae of Owners' Counsel of America in Support of Petitioners

This is the brief of Owners' Counsel of America supporting the petitioners in Brandt v. United States. That case involves an abandoned rail line in Wyoming, but this case has nationwide implications. The issue before the...more

Sexual Harassment Settlement Provides Valuable Lessons For Transportation Employers

Because the trucking industry is a male-dominated industry in which women remain a minority, transportation employers have frequently encountered sex harassment and sex discrimination lawsuits. Although the Equal Employment...more

Trucking Company Pays $200,000 For Race Harassment

The transportation and trucking industry - which has traditionally employed mostly white males - has long been hit with discrimination claims based on race, sex, disability and other protected classes. A recent jury award...more

Preventable Injuries to Disabled Airline Passengers

There are rules in place that are meant to protect disabled passengers, but with pressure on their profits, U.S. Airlines typically contract with outside companies for wheelchair services at airports. These contractors often...more

Accessibility Legislation in Canada -- Additional Requirements Under the AODA and Proposed Accessibility Legislation in Manitoba

We have been following the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the AODA) and watching for related developments in other provinces. The filing deadline of December 31, 2012, for the Accessibility...more

Backlash Against TSA for Strip-Searching an 85-Year Old Grandmother

The alleged strip search of an 85-year-old grandmother by a Transportation Security Administration officer has prompted the introduction of a bill to deprive TSA employees of their rank and uniform. The elderly victim,...more

New York Auto Accident Lawyer from The Perecman Firm Applauds Reinstatement of Vision Tests for NY Drivers License Renewal

New York auto accident lawyer David Perecman applauds the decision of New York state officials to reverse their plans to let drivers renew licenses without taking a vision test. Critics, including a number of traffic safety...more

New York Auto Accident Lawyer David Perecman Supports Ambitious Campaign to Reduce Traffic Casualties

New York auto accident lawyer David Perecman gives his support to a new initiative to prevent traffic fatalities and auto accidents in New York City. Transportation Alternatives, in partnership with the Drum Major...more

New York Civil Rights Violation Lawyer Investigates NYC Taxi of Tomorrow — Not as Wheelchair Accessible as Promised

New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman comments on the new taxi chosen by New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission. After a three year search, the Commission chose a Nissan model that is not wheelchair...more

Rehabilitated Drug Addict's Disability Claims Were Properly Dismissed

Lopez v. Pacific Maritime Ass’n, 2011 WL 711884 (9th Cir. 2011) When Santiago Lopez first applied to be a longshoreman in 1997, his application was rejected because he tested positive for marijuana. The PMA, which...more

[TWIC] Identity Card is US Maritime Hobgoblin

The identity card for US transportation workers has been an expensive disaster in technical and civil liberty terms, and has brought no discernible security benefits. The hobgoblin of little minds lies in dull and mindless...more

La giurisprudenza della Cassazione e il suo interesse continuo per l'accertamento e la liquidazione dei danni non patrimoniali.

La giurisprudenza della Cassazione e il suo interesse continuo per l'accertamento e la liquidazione dei danni non patrimoniali. The jurisprudence of Supreme Italian Court and his continuing interest to the investigation and...more

Rule by Bureaucracy Is not Always by Right

A complex legal case involving a ship engineer seeking refuge highlights the problems of interpreting maritime and human rights law....more

I Saw the Light-- In My Rear View Mirror

This article covers what a motorist should do when pulled over by the police. It covers what to expect, what the driver should and should not do, what the driver should and should not say, and what the police can and cannot...more

Bluebonnet Neighborhood Association v. TxDOT

Complaint

Complaint filed with the Federal Highway Administration regarding a project to turn a six mile section of US 290 into a toll road...more

Justiciability,” Addressing Frivolous Prisoner Lawsuits from a Private Prisoner Transportation Contractor’s Perspective; as a once...

Frivolous prisoner lawsuits for the layperson and veteran barristers alike. ...more