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Nov 14 2015	Legislative Activity: House To Consider Transportation Bill On Floor	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov 12 2015	Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Hear Appeal of Challenge to MassDEP’s Implementation of Global Warming Solutions Act	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov 12 2015	First Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Limited Deference to Surface Transportation Board Views on Railroad Preemption	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov 11 2015	OSHA Issues Final Regulations Governing Transportation Safety Whistleblower Claims	Zuckerman Law
Nov 9 2015	House Passes Highway Bill Amendment to Enhance Electric Infrastructure Security	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov 5 2015	U.S. Auto Companies Report Best October in 10+ Years, Head Toward Record Year	Foley & Lardner LLP
Nov 4 2015	Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Issues Proposed Rule for Stricter Liquid Pipeline Safety, Reporting Requirements	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov 3 2015	New York Federal Court Finds Intrastate Travel Part of “Stream of Commerce,” Applies Motor Carrier Exemption to Truck Driver	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Nov 2 2015	House Ways and Means Committee to Receive New Chair; Lawmakers Continue Work on Highway Funding	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 29 2015	Australian Freezing Orders Are Valuable Recovery Devices	Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
Oct 29 2015	House Transportation Bill Marked-Up, But Short-Term Extension Needed	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 28 2015	New York City’s Pre-Tax Transportation Benefit Mandate	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 27 2015	Grid Vulnerabilities Report Highlights Regional Risk	Mintz
Oct 26 2015	OIG Concludes Free Transportation Services Provided by Rural Integrated Health System Does Not Pose Risk of Anti-Kickback or Beneficiary Inducement Sanctions	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 26 2015	Drone Regulations; 3.5 GHz; Hearing on Pole Attachments; IP Transition; FirstNet Terms, Vol XII, Issue 43	Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct 26 2015	Representative Ribble (R-WI) Introduces Anti-Safety Legislation That Will Put Heavier Trucks on Our Roadways	Stark & Stark
Oct 26 2015	House Panel To Consider Port Security	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 26 2015	Tax-Writers Still Tasked With Highway Funding; IRS To Hold Two Meetings	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 23 2015	Start Your Clocks: EPA Publishes Greenhouse Gas Rules for Utilities	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 22 2015	North Carolina Water and Sewer District: Planning for the Future and Knowing the Past	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct 20 2015	Recreational Drone Sales Leads to Mandatory Registration System	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct 20 2015	Wisonsin Judge Reconsiders and Holds that Superfund Costs Cannot Be Apportioned	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct 20 2015	PHMSA Proposes to Expand the Requirements for Pipelines Carrying Hazardous Liquids	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 19 2015	House Ways And Means Tasked With Funding Highway Bill; Treasury Moves Forward With BEPS Implementation	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct 19 2015	Surface Transportation Board Backs Railroad’s Denial of Service during Labor Dispute	Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct 15 2015	Judge Upholds Pennsylvania PUC Decision Granting Eminent Domain for Pipeline Facility	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct 15 2015	City Immune From Liability Under Negligence And Res Ipsa Loquitur For Sewer Backup Into Homes Following Two-Day Rainstorm: Nichols v. City of Chicago Heights	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct 15 2015	Public Utilities Act Does Not Preempt Property Owner's Rights To Sue Utility For Wrongful Tree Cutting	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct 15 2015	Neither Successor Corporation Nor Component Manufacturer Owed Duty To Warn: Thornton v. M7 Aerospace LP	Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct 12 2015	House Votes to Lift US Crude Oil Exports Ban	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Oct 12 2015	It’s Like Déjà Vu All Over Again: United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler Negotiations	Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct 8 2015	EPA Tightens Pollution Controls for Steam Electric Power Plants	ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct 8 2015	Pennsylvania Drivers Should Be On the Lookout for Deer during Fall Breeding Season	Stark & Stark
Oct 8 2015	Perfect Storm for Automotive Patent Disputes?	Foley & Lardner LLP
Oct 6 2015	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to Update Truck & Bus Driver Training	Stark & Stark

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