Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 18

Court of Appeals holds oral argument in railroad fuel surcharge litigation

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
May 3 2013

On May 3, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit held its scheduled oral argument on the railroads' petition for leave

STB rejects mandatory indemnification for TIH shipments

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
April 30 2013

On April 30, 2013, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued a decision addressing tariff rules applicable to toxic-by-inhalation (TIH) and

PHMSA announces fee reduction and establishes deadline for paperless communications pilot program

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
April 22 2013

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently announced a temporary reduction in its registration fees for offerors and

Procedural schedule in railroad fuel surcharge litigation

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
March 18 2013

The railroad fuel surcharge antitrust class action litigation continues to make forward progress. Briefing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

STB issues decision on RailAmerica TIHPIH shipment rules

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
November 29 2012

On November 28, 2012, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued a decision addressing tariff rules applicable to Toxic-by-Inhalation (TIH) and Poisonous-by-Inhalation (PIH) traffic carried by certain railroad subsidiaries of RailAmerica, Inc

Revised procedural schedules in fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
November 27 2012

In a November 26, 2012 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted an unopposed motion to modify the procedural schedule in the railroads’ request for permission to appeal the decision by the District Court to certify the plaintiff class in the fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

Procedural schedule extended in fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
November 7 2012

In a November 6, 2012 decision, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the railroad defendants’ request to modify the procedural schedule in the fuel surcharge antitrust class action litigation

STB proposes expansion in paper barrier disclosure rules

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
November 2 2012

On November 1, 2012 the Surface Transportation Board (STB) proposed to expand its disclosure requirements for rail transactions that contain paper barriers (also known as "interchange commitments"

District court denies stay in railroad fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
September 21 2012

In a decision issued September 20, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia largely denied the railroad defendants' request for a stay of the fuel surcharge antitrust class action litigation

Fuel surcharge appeal briefing scheduled

Thompson Hine LLP
-
USA
-
September 7 2012

As we reported on July 9, 2012, the four major Class I railroads - BNSF Railway Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Company - sought permission to appeal the United States District Court for the District of Columbia's June 21 order certifying a class action against the railroads for recovery of damages suffered by shippers as a result of an alleged price-fixing conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. ?

next >