| 25A298 |
The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airline Pilots Association, on Behalf of Itself and its Members |
Texas |
2025-09-16 |
Presumed Complete |
collective-bargaining labor-union preemption railway-labor-act state-law-tort third-party-claim |
Whether the Railway Labor Act preempts state-law tort claims brought by a labor union against a third party that require interpretation of a collectiv… |
| 25-145 |
Total Quality Logistics, LLC v. Robert Cox, as Personal Representative and Special Administrator of the Estate of Greta Cox |
Sixth Circuit |
2025-08-06 |
Pending |
federal-transportation-law freight-broker motor-carrier negligence-claim preemption safety-exception |
Whether a common-law negligence claim alleged against a freight broker, based on the broker's selection of a motor carrier to provide transportation o… |
| 24-592 |
Katia Gauthier, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Peter Gauthier, and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Minors D.G. and N.G. v. Total Quality Logistics, LLC |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-12-02 |
Denied |
freight-broker-liability motor-carrier-preemption negligent-hiring safety-exception transportation-regulation wrongful-death-claim |
Whether a wrongful death or personal injury claim against a freight broker based on negligent hiring of an unsafe motor carrier falls within the safet… |
| 24-194 |
Bahig Saliba v. American Airlines, Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-08-21 |
Denied |
aviation-law employment-contract federal-aviation-act medical-certification pilot-standards private-right-of-action |
Whether the Respondent's demands for medical treatment impacted pilot medical certification standards and whether the Federal Aviation Act provides an… |
| 24-191 |
Bahig Saliba v. Allied Pilots Association |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-08-21 |
Denied |
aviation-law collective-bargaining federal-aviation-act labor-representation medical-certification private-right-of-action |
Whether a collective bargaining agent has authority to negotiate terms impacting FAA pilot medical certification standards and whether the Federal Avi… |
| 23-7018 |
Julian Ash v. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2024-03-18 |
Denied |
administrative-law civil-rights consolidation-of-cases constitutional-challenge due-process federal-agency government-oversight personnel-management title-v-exemption whistleblower-protection whistleblower-retaliation |
Should the Title V Exemption extended to the Federal Aviation Administration from the Office of Personnel Management be considered Unconstitutional? |
| 23-632 |
Warbird Adventures, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration |
Eleventh Circuit |
2023-12-12 |
Denied |
compensation-or-hire faa flight-instruction limited-category-aircraft public-use warbirds |
Is the FAA's reading of 14-CFR-§-91.315 reasonable? |
| 23-475 |
Ying Ye, as Representative of the Estate of Shawn Lin, Deceased v. GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-11-06 |
Denied |
federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act freight-broker motor-carrier motor-vehicle negligent-hiring personal-injury preemption safety-exception |
Whether a personal injury claim against a freight broker based on the broker's negligent hiring of an unsafe motor carrier to transport property by mo… |
| 22-6283 |
James R. Turner v. Federal Aviation Administration, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2022-12-12 |
Denied |
appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights district-court-procedure due-process equitable-tolling jurisdiction-dismissal psychiatric-disability standing statute-of-limitations |
Whether the United States Court of Appeals was justified by DISMISSING Petitioner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction |
| 21-1346 |
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, et al. v. Central Maine Power Company |
Maine |
2022-04-12 |
Denied |
administrative-agency administrative-law civil-procedure federal-aviation-administration federal-preemption judicial-review no-hazard-determination regulatory-determination state-law |
Whether the issuance of a non-binding 'No Hazard Determination' by the Federal Aviation Administration preempts the application of state law, despite … |
| 21-194 |
California Trucking Association, Inc., et al. v. Rob Bonta, Attorney General of California, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-08-11 |
Denied |
federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act federal-preemption independent-owner-operator independent-owner-operators motor-carrier motor-carriers preemption state-law statutory-interpretation trucking-services workforce-law |
Whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempts a state law that effectively precludes motor carriers from using independent ow… |
| 21-133 |
Jorge Alejandro Rojas v. Federal Aviation Administration |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-08-02 |
Denied |
administrative-law agency-records circuit-split consultant-corollary foia-exemption-5 freedom-of-information-act inter-agency-memoranda judicial-circuit-split statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Ninth Circuit erred by adopting the consultant corollary and holding that 'intra-agency memorandums or letters' in FOIA's Exemption 5 enco… |
| 20-1453 |
Cal Cartage Transportation Express, LLC, et al. v. California, et al. |
California |
2021-04-16 |
Denied |
commercial-ramifications federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act federal-statute independent-contractor independent-contractors motor-carrier preemption pricing-regulation statutory-interpretation worker-classification |
Does the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempt state laws that have an effect on a motor carrier's prices and services by discoura… |
| 20-1425 |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. v. Allen Miller |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-04-12 |
Denied |
civil-rights common-law-negligence due-process federal-preemption motor-carrier safety-regulation statutory-interpretation transportation transportation-law |
Whether a common-law negligence claim against a freight broker is preempted under the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act |
| 20-258 |
Alvin E. Medina v. Federal Aviation Administration |
Federal Circuit |
2020-09-01 |
Denied |
appeal appeal-rights arbitration arbitration-decision civil-procedure due-process equitable-tolling judicial-review notice notice-of-appeal pro-se pro-se-litigant |
whether-the-failure-to-provide-notice-of-appeal-rights-with-arbitrator's-decision-and-certificate-of-service-to-pro-se-litigants-warranted-a-favorable… |
| 19-1158 |
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. v. Mary Riggs, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-03-23 |
Denied |
28-usc-1442 administrative-delegation aviation-law civil-procedure delegation faa federal-aviation-administration federal-officer federal-officer-removal jurisdictional-removal removal removal-jurisdiction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a private party is 'acting under' a federal officer and may remove under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1) |
| 18-1382 |
American Eagle Express, Inc., dba AEX Group v. Ever Bedoya, et al. |
Third Circuit |
2019-05-02 |
Denied |
circuit-split employment-classification federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act preemption presumption-against-preemption state-regulation transportation-of-property |
Whether the Third Circuit erred by holding that New Jersey's statutory test for determining employment classification is not preempted under the FA |
| 18-887 |
California Trucking Association v. Julie A. Su |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-01-09 |
Denied |
california-labor-commissioner employment-classification federal-aviation-act federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act labor-commissioner motor-carrier motor-carrier-preemption motor-carriers owner-operator owner-operator-contracts owner-operators preemption transportation-deregulation transportation-industry workforce-exclusion |
Did the Ninth Circuit err by holding the FA does not preempt California's interference with contractual agreements between motor carriers and owner-op… |
| 18-469 |
MacMillan-Piper, Inc. v. Washington State Employment Security Department |
Washington |
2018-10-12 |
Denied |
carrier-classification carrier-control faaaa federal-aviation-act federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act- federal-lease-contract-provisions federal-preemption independent-contractor independent-contractors preemption state-law trucking-industry unemployment-compensation unemployment-compensation-taxes |
Whether Washington's statute defining independent contractors for unemployment compensation taxes preempts the Federal Aviation Administration Authori… |
| 18-466 |
Gulick Trucking, Inc. v. Washington State Employment Security Department |
Washington |
2018-10-12 |
Denied |
carrier-classification carrier-control faaaa-preemption federal-aviation-act federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act federal-regulation independent-contractor independent-contractors owner-operator preemption prices-routes-services state-law trucking-industry unemployment-compensation |
Whether Washington's statute defining independent contractors for unemployment compensation taxes, which effectively eliminates the owner-operator bus… |
| 18-464 |
Hatfield Enterprizes, Inc., et al. v. Washington State Employment Security Department |
Washington |
2018-10-12 |
Denied |
carrier-classification carrier-control federal-aviation-act federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act federal-preemption independent-contractor independent-contractors preemption state-law trucking-industry unemployment-compensation |
Whether Washington's statute defining independent contractors for unemployment compensation taxes preempts the Federal Aviation Administration Authori… |
| 18-5043 |
Guy St. Amour v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-06-29 |
Denied |
administrative-interpretation administrative-law aviation-law criminal-statute due-process faa-regulation fair-notice over-criminalization rule-of-lenity statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit's novel interpretation of an FAA regulation in a criminal statute, to encompass conduct never before penalized by the FAA… |