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Operators of US military-contracted tanker sue over deadly UK collision

The operators of a tanker contracted by the U.S. military that was struck by a Portuguese-flagged container ship off England’s coast filed suit Monday in a London court, according to Reuters.

Crowley-Stena Marine Solutions and Stena Bulk Marine Services (USA) are suing MS Solong Schiffahrtsgesellschaft M&Co. KG, a subsidiary of the owner of the container ship Solong, shipping company Ernst Russ.

One member of the crew of the Solong is missing and presumed dead after the March 10 accident, the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/operators-of-us-military-contracted-tanker-sue-over-deadly-uk-collision

Survivor of massive I-35 crash sues Amazon, ZBN Transport for over $100M

A week after a tractor-trailer crash killed five people on Interstate 35 in Austin, Texas, a survivor of the 19-vehicle wreck has sued the transportation companies and truck driver involved.

According to the lawsuit filed by Nathan Jonard, attorney Bradley Beckworth said his client’s life “was forever changed by an act of unimaginable destruction” when Solomun Weldekeal Araya rammed his tractor-trailer into a line of traffic.

The complaint, obtained by FreightWaves, seeks over $100 million in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survivor-of-massive-i-35-crash-sues-amazon-zbn-transport-for-over-100m

Flexport lawsuit accuses Freightmate AI of copyright infringement

Supply chain management company Flexport has filed a lawsuit against Freightmate AI alleging former Flexport employees now heading the logistics software company stole tens of thousands of sensitive commercial documents.

The 23-page complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday, accuses Freightmate AI founders Yingwei (Jason) Zhao and Bryan Lacaillade of building their company on “information and documents brazenly stolen from Flexport.”

According...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-lawsuit-accuses-freightmate-ai-of-copyright-infringement

An open letter from Project44 CEO Jett McCandless regarding MyCarrier dispute

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

Mike Bookout’s recent FreightWaves letter is misleading and filled with misrepresentations. 

Here’s the real story:

As many readers know, I have been an investor in MyCarrier, and Project44 (p44) and MyCarrier have had a long-standing partnership focused on innovation in the LTL industry. In fact, p44’s data and products have powered MyCarrier’s platform since its...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/an-open-letter-from-project44-ceo-jett-mccandless-regarding-mycarrier-dispute

BNSF must pay tribe $394M for oil train operation that violated agreement

This story previously appeared on Trains.com.

BNSF Railway owes Washington state’s Swinomish Indian Tribal Community $394.5 million for violating an agreement governing railroad operation across tribal land, a federal judge has ruled.

Judge Robert Lasnik of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington reached that figure after a four-day bench trial, The Seattle Times reports. He had previously ruled the railroad had violated a 1991 agreement by sending crude-oil trains across a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bnsf-must-pay-tribe-394m-for-oil-train-operation-that-violated-agreement

LA jury awards $58M to train yard worker who fractured foot in fall

A Los Angeles jury awarded more than $58 million to a Palmdale train yard worker who suffered a microfracture in his foot in a fall.

Pablo Scipione, who was working as an independent contractor for Altech Services, was injured when he slipped and fell on top of a train while performing electrical repairs at rail car manufacturer Kinkisharyo’s Palmdale yard, a news release from Scipione’s attorneys said. The injury occurred in 2016 and required surgery.

Scipione returned to work the following day...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-jury-awards-58m-to-train-yard-worker-who-fractured-foot-in-fall

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