United States: Rail, Road & Cycling

Despite continued consumer skepticism towards autonomous vehicles (AVs) and a lack of progress in implementing a uniform set of regulations to govern their deployment, the industry is actively...

The D.C. Circuit's recent decision in a Buy America waiver challenge establishes new precedent for how federal agencies evaluate domestic availability in infrastructure projects. The ruling addresses whether manufacturers' future production capabilities should factor into waiver decisions and clarifies the standing requirements for suppliers challenging such waivers. This case provides critical guidance for companies navigating federal procurement requirements in transportation and infrastructure projects.

Most eminent domain lawyers tend to develop their practices on one side of the aisle. Some primarily represent public agencies and utilities acquiring property. Others primarily represent property owners and businesses facing condemnation.

In recent years, many small and mid-size Canadian trucking companies received an unwelcome surprise from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS): a letter announcing an IRS audit to determine whether the company owes U.S.

On June 18, 2026, the BIS’s Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services issued GA #3, creating an Approved Supplier Registry under the Connected Vehicles Rule.

The Trump administration has issued new guidance on federal motor vehicle tampering enforcement, aiming to clarify when individuals can legally repair their own vehicles under the Clean Air Act. While framed as expanding "Right to Repair" freedoms, the policy largely reaffirms EPA's longstanding position that repairs with a reasonable basis for not adversely affecting emissions are permissible, though questions remain about state enforcement and onboard diagnostics systems.

Beata Shapiro (Partner-Boston, MA) authored “The Impact of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, No. 24-1238: Supreme Court Allows State Negligent Hiring Claims Against Brokers,”...

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock significantly broadens the Federal Arbitration Act's transportation worker exemption, determining that last-mile delivery drivers...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a unanimous decision expanding the Federal Arbitration Act's transportation worker exemption to include "last-mile" delivery drivers who never cross state lines.