All Transportation articles – Page 2
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PremiumNorfolk Southern fires CEO, CLO for affair that violated company policies
Norfolk Southern Corp., the railroad still cleaning up the environmental and financial damages caused when one of its trains derailed in a small Ohio town, has fired its top executive and chief legal officer after concluding they had an affair that violated company policies.
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Wheels Up announces legal chief
Wheels Up Experience, an on-demand private aviation provider, announced that Matthew Knopf will be joining as chief legal officer and secretary, effective Sep. 9.
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News BriefDutch DPA fines Uber $324M over transferring driver data to U.S.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Uber 290 million euros (U.S. $323.7 million) for illegally transferring data on European drivers to American servers and failing to appropriately safeguard the transfers.
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Flix North America appoints general counsel
Flix North America announced the appointment of James Bristow as general counsel, effective Aug. 1.
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News BriefFrench bus part supplier CBM to pay $2.4M to settle DOJ fraud allegations
A French bus parts supplier will pay more than $2.4 million in penalties, disgorgement, and restitution to settle charges that it fraudulently misled its U.S. customers about the source of some of its parts.
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Frontier Group Holdings names Newmont legal chief to board
Frontier Group Holdings announced the appointment of Nancy Lipson, former executive vice president and chief legal officer of Newmont Corporation, to its board of directors.
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News BriefBoeing agrees to plead guilty, pay additional $244M for violating 2021 DPA
Boeing will plead guilty to a felony and pay an additional $243.6 million for violating the terms of a 2021 settlement it made with the Department of Justice related to safety lapses that contributed to the crash of two airplanes.
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News BriefFTC orders Vroom to pay $1M after it ‘sped right past compliance’
Vroom, the former online used car dealer, agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it didn’t abide by consumer protection laws, including providing prompt refunds.
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PremiumSCOTUS extends timeline for regulated entities seeking to overturn regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court extended the statute of limitations for businesses attempting to challenge some federal regulations, allowing regulated entities a longer timeline to appeal a decision.
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Southwest Airlines announces regulatory chief, general counsel
Southwest Airlines announced the promotions of Jason Van Eaton to executive vice president, chief regulatory and corporate affairs officer and Jeff Novota to vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
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News BriefDOJ orders Hahn Air to pay $27M over travel fee false claims
Hahn Air Lines and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $26.8 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act over knowingly failing to provide remittance for travel fees it collected from commercial airline passengers flying into or within the United States.
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News BriefDOT launches first data privacy review of 10 biggest airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to thwart the nation’s 10 largest airlines from monetizing passenger data or selling it to third parties.
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Norfolk Southern appoints chief compliance officer
Rail transportation company Norfolk Southern Corp. appointed Angie Kolar as vice president and chief compliance officer.
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JetBlue names Icahn general counsel to board
JetBlue announced Jesse Lynn, general counsel of Icahn Enterprises, will join the airline’s board of directors.
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News BriefDoorDash fined $375K in second public CCPA enforcement
Food delivery company DoorDash agreed to pay a $375,000 fine as part of a settlement announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta addressing alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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Chemours recruits ex-Delta sustainability chief to board
The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company, announced Pamela Fletcher, former senior vice president and chief sustainability officer of Delta Airlines, will join its board as a director.
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Forward Air announces legal chief as interim CEO
Forward Air Corp., a provider of transportation services, appointed its Chief Legal Officer and Secretary Michael Hance as interim chief executive officer.
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PremiumExperts: Good data breach response grounded in preparation
Two chief compliance officers and an attorney discussed preparation for the “when, not if” threat of a data breach during a panel at CW’s Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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News BriefUber facing $11M fine over driver privacy rights violations
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies was assessed a penalty of €10 million (U.S. $11 million) by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for alleged privacy rights violations regarding the handling of European drivers’ personal data.
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Radiant Logistics names general counsel
Transportation logistics company Radiant Logistics announced Jaime Becker will be its senior vice president and general counsel.