North America: Transport

One of the most interesting and important issues inherent in lawsuits arising from travel-related bookings (and arising in many aviation cases) is the exercise of jurisdiction by local courts over foreign based defendants. In a decision released last summer (in Sinclair v. Venezia), the Supreme Court of Canada considered the jurisdiction of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice over three Italian companies.

On March 12, 2026, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued a significant opinion concerning federal preemption, aviation law, and environmental nuisance. In Town of Superior v. Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, 2026 COA 14, the division held that federal law preempts a state court from ordering an airport proprietor to ban certain aircraft operations as a noise abatement measure, even though the proprietor itself retains the authority to impose such restrictions voluntarily.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility...

Utah amended the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) to address the collection and storage of personal data by motor vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) through in-vehicle technology systems...

Class action litigation has emerged as a powerful force reshaping how transportation, automotive, and logistics companies operate and manage risk. Duane Morris announces the first edition of the Transportation...

The rise of self-driving cars1 has fundamentally disrupted traditional notions of fault in traffic incidents. Where once the actions of human drivers determined liability, today the “driver” is often software, sensors...

From shipbuilding contracts to bills of lading, standard form and template contracts are commonplace in marine-related agreements. When parties understand and agree on the applicable terms, a standard form contract can provide consistency, efficiency, and certainty.

One of the most interesting and important issues inherent in lawsuits arising from travel-related bookings (and arising in many aviation cases) is the exercise of jurisdiction by local courts over foreign based defendants. In a decision released last summer (in Sinclair v. Venezia), the Supreme Court of Canada considered the jurisdiction of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice over three Italian companies.

Since the 2020-2022 supply chain congestion, ocean carriers have faced a wave of Shipping Act claims from customers seeking to recover elevated import costs incurred during the pandemic-driven surge in U.S.