Former Department of Transportation official Diana Furchtgott-Roth says the Federal Aviation Administration ‘is investigating’ on ‘The Evening Edit.’  Federal prosecutors are meeting with planemaker Boeing and the relatives of victims killed in two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 ahead of a July 7 deadline for the Justice Department…

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference Friday, some lawyers expect legal fights to emerge in lower courts over the ability to challenge prior federal agency rules that relied on the long-standing doctrine. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the justices overturned the landmark 1984 decision that established the…

Uber and Lyft have agreed to pay $175 million to Massachusetts to resolve a four-year-old lawsuit accusing the rideshare companies of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors. The settlement follows similar deals the companies reached in other states, including a $328 million settlement with New York in 2023 and a $100…

Queens tenants left homeless after a contractor attempted to remove lead paint with a blowtorch have filed suit against one of New York City’s largest residential landlords. The complaint, filed by McLaughlin & Stern and Parlatore Law Group, alleges A&E Real Estate Holdings is grossly negligent for the blaze, which…

Phila. Jury Returns $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker’s Deadly Fall | The Legal Intelligencer Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2024/06/28/phila-jury-returns-68-5m-verdict-over-construction-workers-deadly-fall/ Jeffrey Goodman, left, and Aidan Carickhoff, right, with Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky. Courtesy photos NEWS The plaintiffs’ target defendant sought to escape liability through “a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers,”…

A justice of the peace prevailed on appeal to the Texas Supreme Court, which ruled she has jurisdiction to sue the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to avoid possible future sanctions. Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in McLennan County, sued the commission Dec. 17, 2019 after it issued…