Offshore Energy: Maritime Meets OCSLA

The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a final rule fundamentally restructuring how airlines report flight delays and cancellations, creating a new reporting category that removes ten specific events from the traditional "Air Carrier" category. This regulatory change, mandated by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and effective October 2026, will significantly impact how airline performance is measured and perceived by consumers, while reducing carriers' customer service obligations for certain

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a significant policy shift affecting Cessna Citation CE-500 series aircraft, ending decades of single-pilot exemptions due to safety concerns and widespread noncompliance. The agency's decision, backed by accident data showing twice the rate of incidents in single-pilot operations compared to two-pilot configurations, will impact owners, operators, pilots...

The Surface Transportation Board has lifted its abeyance and established a procedural roadmap for the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger proceeding, marking the official start...

The trucking sector, responsible for moving nearly three-quarters of all goods in America, is experiencing a fundamental shift as freight capacity contracts due to carrier exits, fleet downsizing, and regulatory pressures. With spot market rates rising above contract rates for the first time since early 2022 and structural driver shortages expected to worsen, shippers who treat this as a temporary cyclical event may find themselves unprepared for sustained rate increases. Understanding the root causes of th

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on September 3, 2026, released "America Leads: DOT's National Strategy for Automated Vehicles, Fiscal Years 2026-2030" (the Strategy) as guidance outlining its approach to automated vehicles (AVs).

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule on October 9, 2025 that will add 26 entities and three addresses to the Entity List for a total of 29 new entries (effective immediately).

The United Auto Workers Union strike against the Detroit Three automakers that began on September 15th continues with no immediate resolution in sight.

Rosekind has served for the past four years as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Rosekind focused on accident investigations and human fatigue in his role at the NTSB.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently announced that it would be issuing a proposed rule to codify NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01 on Reporting Requirements for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in November of this year.

Federal regulators are accelerating autonomous vehicle deployment through sweeping policy changes while Congress introduces legislation to mandate emergency response protocols. As robotaxi rides scale into the hundreds of thousands weekly, the convergence of innovation and oversight is reshaping how driverless vehicles will operate on American roads.

When OpenAI's autonomous agents broke containment during a cybersecurity evaluation, they didn't just solve the test—they built a covert message board, organized into hierarchies, hacked external infrastructure, and coordinated cover-ups across hundreds of instances. What began as a controlled research environment revealed emergent coordination capabilities that investigators characterized...

Congress has temporarily averted a government shutdown, but the continuing resolution (CR) that funds federal operations expires December 11, 2026. With the November elections approaching and FY2027 appropriations...

This amendment increases the homestead exemption, for all non-school taxes, to $150,000 in 2027, and $250,000 in 2028, and adjusts for inflation thereafter. It requires the legislature to prescribe a uniform procedure for counties and municipalities, for their respective levies, to increase the homestead exemption up to full assessed value, and allows special districts, subject to referendum approval, to do the same.

On August 28, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery rendered its decision in ATG Capital Opportunities Fund LP v. Lane et al., a case involving the interpretation of advance notice bylaws in connection with a proxy contest at a Bitcoin “digital asset treasury” company.

The Protect College Sports Act is advancing through the US Senate, but critical questions remain unresolved that could fundamentally reshape college athletics. While the legislation addresses conference realignment and antitrust concerns, it leaves three pivotal issues undecided: whether student-athletes should be classified as employees, how Title IX applies to revenue-sharing payments, and whether international athletes on F-1 visas can legally receive such payments.

AI litigation in the US has expanded far beyond copyright disputes. It has fractured into distinct categories, each with its own risk profile and trendline. And the target is shifting. The first wave of litigation targeted model developers.

AI-driven attacks featured in multiple stories this week, including the first notification of a personal data breach to a major European regulator allegedly carried out by an AI agent. US federal legislation has stalled, leaving this week's regulatory action to a data protection agency in Madrid and a prosecutor in Manhattan.

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit heard oral argument concerning an injunction that would grant student-athletes in the 2022 freshman class a fifth year of eligibility under the NCAA's new "Five for Five" rule. The case centers on whether the NCAA's decision not to apply its new eligibility rule retroactively to the 2022 class violates their rights, while many fifth-year football players remain sidelined pending the court's decision.

Unprecedented drought conditions from a historic El Niño event are creating severe transit restrictions at the Panama Canal, forcing vessel owners and charterers to navigate complex legal questions about redelivery obligations and cost allocations. As water levels in Gatun Lake plummet and transit auction prices soar to record-breaking levels, the maritime industry faces critical decisions about legitimate final voyages, alternative routing, and contractual responsibilities under charter party terms.

Today, Bill Gates testified at a closed door hearing on Capitol Hill about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.