The White House has issued a highly anticipated Executive Order aimed at improving the competitiveness of the U.S. commercial space industry. The Order, titled “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” was issued on August 13, 2025 and
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District Court Decertifies Class in Scanlan v. American Airlines
A U.S. District Court judge last week granted American Airlines’ motion to decertify several subclasses of pilots in a suit alleging the airline wrongly denied its pilots pay and profit-sharing credit for absences for short-term military leave because “[o]ne size
Coming Soon: “Drone & Order” – A series on FAA rulemaking, BVLOS, and the future of UAS
The FAA recently released its long-anticipated proposed rule on Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations—a major step toward enabling more advanced and scalable commercial drone use in the U.S. The rule proposes a new regulatory framework with defined
Summer 2025 Autonomous Vehicle Updates
Automated vehicles (AVs) have received heightened attention from the automotive industry and regulators this summer when it comes to improving and expanding AV technology in the US. To learn more, please read our Client Alert Summer 2025 Autonomous Vehicle Developments
Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Circuit Split on Freight Broker Liability
A recent Supreme Court petition in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II LLC et al. seeks to resolve a deepening circuit split over whether state-law negligence claims against freight brokers are preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA). While
Commission in Limbo: SCOTUS Decision Puts CPSC Democrats Back Out of Action
In May 2025, the Trump Administration, asserting Executive authority, terminated the three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. On June 13, 2025, a Maryland district court aborted the without-cause termination while a legal challenge proceeds, leaving the Commissioners
Trump v. Casa: Universal Injunctions and the Class Action Loophole
On June 27, in Trump v. Casa, the Supreme Court held that federal courts lack equitable authority to issue “nationwide”—or, using the Court’s preferred parlance, “universal”—injunctions. To learn more, please read our Client Alert Trump v. Casa: Nationwide Injunctions And The
The European Commission Issues Informal Competition Guidance in the Transport Sector
The European Commission has for the first time issued informal guidance under its revised 2022 Notice relating to “novel and unresolved” competition law questions. The two guidance letters, issued on July 9, 2025, both concern the transport sector. The first
Federal Micromobility Regulations – the Up and Coming
When will the CPSC regulate micromobility products?
On June 20, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) re-noticed a proposed rule (“the notice” or “NPR”) on “Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Micromobility Products and Electrical Systems of Micromobility Products Containing
Another Michigan Auto Parts Agreement Terminated Under Release-By-Release Doctrine
In Kiekert de Mexico S.A. de CV v. Brose Jefferson, Inc., another federal court in Michigan relied on the 2023 Airboss ruling regarding “release-by-release” agreements in an order allowing an auto parts supplier in Mexico to reject order-by-order purchase releases