Kicking the Tires on Kentucky: SB 158 and the Add-On Product Revolution — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Fraud on the Front Line: How Dealers Are Fighting Emerging Auto Finance Scams — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Price Tags and Pitfalls: Inside the FTC–Maryland Dealer Smackdown — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Get Ready for AutoConnect 2026!
Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 2: Security Clearances, Supervisory Lines, and Connected Cars — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Episode 400: Reopening 9/11 -- A UK Supreme Court Battle Over Truth, Power, and Accountability
Warning Letters and Warren Letters: What the Auto Finance Industry Needs to Know — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 1: From FTC CARS Rule Collapse to a State-Led Patchwork — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Soaring Repos and Senate Requests: Warren Targets Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
State AGs in the Driver’s Seat: Auto Finance Enforcement in the Trump 2.0 Era — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
From Showroom to Server Room: AI in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Federal Hemp Ban Explained: A State-by-State Analysis & 2026 Outlook with Vicente LLP
New Year, New Surprises? 2026 Resolutions for Dealers and Auto Finance Companies — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Deck the Halls, Not the Trade Lines: Auto Fraud Talk — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 9 – The Economic Development Edge — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
State Law Roundup: Arbitration Changes and Junk Fee Rules in California and Massachusetts — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
[Panel] Manufacturing in the Age of Uncertainty
Quarterly Insights: Driving Through Q2 Auto Finance Data — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
State Law Roundup: A Focus on Connecticut and Oregon — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Executive Actions’ Impact on Energy, Transportation and Water
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more
In the latest chapter in a decade-long saga to determine if interstate drivers are subject to California’s meal and rest break rules, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that drivers of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles are...more
Regulatory developments at both domestic and EU level are playing an increasingly important role in the aviation financing market....more
Recent developments in the aviation financing market are driving a noticeable shift in how transactions are being structured. As funding sources diversify and regulatory pressures increase, stakeholders are placing greater...more
The Motor Carrier Act (MCA) overtime exemption can promote safety and reduce labor costs for companies that employ qualifying drivers and other categories of employees, but it is also one of the most commonly misapplied and...more
On May 14, 2026, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC that state-law negligent-selection claims against freight brokers are not preempted by the Federal Aviation...more
On March 17, 2026, Postmaster General David Steiner testified before the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and delivered an alarming update: The Postal Service would run out of cash within twelve months barring...more
The advanced air mobility (AAM) industry is ready for takeoff. As electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developers move closer to certification and the regulatory framework prepares for these new aircraft,...more
Numerous state housing bills were passed by the applicable house of origin by the May 29, 2026 legislative deadline, meaning that they will continue to move forward in the legislative process....more
The City of Los Angeles is in the process of doing both. If adopted and approved, two proposed ordinances — a “Phased Implementation Ordinance” and a “Low-Rise Ordinance” — would delay SB 79 Citywide until likely 2030,...more
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is set to kick off on June 11, 2026, and is expected to be one of the largest mass events ever staged on American soil. With such a large event...more
On April 24, 2026, Judge Micah W.J. Smith of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii dismissed claims by private plaintiffs to unwind Alaska Airlines Inc. and Alaska Air Group, Inc.’s acquisition of...more
On April 22, 2026, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 888 into law, establishing a statewide ceiling on the minimum off-street parking that localities may require for residential, multifamily and mixed-use...more
The US Supreme Court’s (the Court) unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock1 closes the door on a significant employer-side arbitration argument, and it opens new uncertainty about which delivery workers remain...more
Marijuana and its legalization remain a constant topic of conversation for employers. Depending on your state, marijuana may be legal solely for medical use or also legalized for recreational use. It remains important for...more
Supreme Court Holds FAAA Does Not Preempt Negligent Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers - In Montgomery, v. Caribe Transport II LLC, 608 U. S. ___ (May 14, 2026), the Supreme Court addressed the scope of the safety...more
New York’s comparative fault system and a broad serious injury threshold have made motor vehicle accident claims difficult and expensive to defend. Our current system, combined with staged accidents, manufactured injuries and...more
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) addressed in an April 29th interpretive letter the application of the federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to hazardous materials...more
The United Kingdom has opened the road to driverless commercial pilots. On 31 March 2026, the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles ("CCAV") and the Department for Transport ("DfT") published guidance on the...more
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock, clarifying the scope of the transportation worker exemption under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)....more
On May 28, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, No. 24-935, clarifying that certain “last-mile” delivery drivers may fall within the Federal Arbitration Act’s...more
On February 5, 2026, a Warren County, New Jersey jury returned a $12 million verdict—$4 million in compensatory damages and an additional $8 million in punitive damages—against a small trucking company and its driver in the...more
For the fourth time in seven years, SCOTUS issued a narrow but unanimous opinion reiterating that the transportation worker’s exemption to compelling arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act’s (FAA) reaches employees who...more
On May 28, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock (24-935). The issue before the Court was whether a “last-mile” driver fell within Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA) — colloquially known...more
Luxembourg has adopted two cornerstone laws that, together, constitute a new national cyber and resilience “arsenal”: • the law transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS 2) on cybersecurity - • the law transposing...more