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8th Circ. Won’t Revive Service Dog ADA Case

Union Pacific Railroad can forbid a military veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder from bringing his dog with him while he works on trains, an Eighth Circuit panel ruled Friday, upholding the district court’s ruling in an engineer’s disability bias...

Illinois House Passes Resolution for an Integrated Rail Plan.

Illinois House Passes Resolution for an Integrated Rail Plan. On May 18, the Illinois House passed a resolution urging the Illinois Department of Transportation and the High Speed Railroad Commission to move forward in preparing a Statewide Integrated Network Plan....

Union Pacific Escapes Disparate Impact Disability Claim

Union Pacific prevailed over a disability bias claim a worker brought accusing the railroad of disparately applying its employment policies by removing him from work after a health episode, with a Nebraska federal judge ruling the railroad had medical evidence backing...

Norfolk Southern Wants Ohio Securities Suit In Georgia

Norfolk Southern asked an Ohio federal judge Friday to send a proposed securities class action accusing it of misleading investors by not disclosing the heightened risks of train derailments prior to the February incident to the Northern District of Georgia, as it...

California Trucking Bill Has Autonomous Vehicle Industry On Edge.

Momentum for a California proposal seeking to ban autonomous heavy-duty trucks from operating without a human driver behind the wheel has sparked fears that the Golden State will kick off a nationwide patchwork of state regulations that will hinder the burgeoning...