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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

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

Status of U.S. shipping conference exemption

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • March 2 2010

The U.S. regulatory agency charged with policing competition in the international liner shipping sector is undertaking a major study of the effects of abolishing liner conference competition exemptions by the European Union

Maersk protests U.S. maritime administration citizenship requirements

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2012

In a recent tender for ship manager services for three U.S. Government reserve vessels, the U.S. Maritime Administration included a requirement that offerors be qualified U.S. citizens

Rail fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

  • Thompson Hine LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 5 2012

Many businesses ship products by railroad all across the nation

On the list, off the menu: how 5 major ITAR shippers disappeared

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 14 2012

How did five of the most prominent freight forwarders shipping goods subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), suddenly become ineligible as carriers for ITAR exporters?

Court dismisses claims against shippers under Twombly and the filed rate doctrine

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2009

On August 18, 2009, the District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed with leave to amend an MDL action against shippers for violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. 1, based on allegations that the shippers colluded to simultaneously increase fuel surcharges, illegally shared vessel capacity, and conspired not to enter into extra-tariff rate agreements with customers

Congress considers repeal of railroad antitrust exemptions

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 18 2007

On September 20, 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would repeal long-standing antitrust exemptions enjoyed by U.S. railroads

Ineligibility of freight forwarders could cause headaches for defense trade

  • Bryan Cave LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 27 2012

On February 16, the government added the following freight forwarders, all of which are significantly involved in defense trade, to the Excluded Party List System (“EPLS”): (1) BAX Global, Inc.; (2) Ceva Logistics LLC; (3) EGL, Inc.; (4) Kuhne and Nagel International AG; (5) Panalpina, Inc.; (6) Panalpina Welttransport (Holding) AG; and (7) Schenker AG

Transportation update: court certifies class in rail freight fuel surcharge antitrust litigation

  • Thompson Hine LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 21 2012

On June 21, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order (Order) certifying a class action against the four major Class I railroads - BNSF Railway Company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, CSX Transportation, Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway Company - 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 Â 1

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