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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Jonathan Todd |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs)and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or, colloquially, drones) areincreasingly being integrated into supply chains. The potentialadvantages are numerous. Widespread adoption of eVTOLs and UAVs(collectively, Advanced Air Mobility) would significantly transformair cargo logistics, providing faster, more efficient, andsignificantly more flexible delivery options for certain use casesthan traditional aircraft.
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum |Jonathan Todd
Traditional air cargo shipping has a different risk character compared to this new method of transportation. The potential risk gap between current air cargo liability laws and commercial standards on the one hand and Advanced Air Mobility on the other leaves many unique risks for both users and providers of Advanced Air Mobility to consider when negotiating commercial agreements.
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2 weeks ago | 
beneschlaw.com | Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs or, colloquially, drones) are increasingly being integrated into supply chains. The potential advantages are numerous. Widespread adoption of eVTOLs and UAVs (collectively, Advanced Air Mobility) would significantly transform air cargo logistics, providing faster, more efficient, and significantly more flexible delivery options for certain use cases than traditional aircraft.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Marc Blubaugh |Reed W. Sirak |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trumpsigned an Executive Order titled "Unleashing AmericanEnergy." This Executive Order contained several provisionsthat significantly shift current policies and regulations thatimpact the electric vehicle ("EV") marketplace andemissions regulations more generally. Many of the proposed actionsunder the Executive Order will face legal challenges prior toenactment.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Rescinding Waivers for California’s Zero-Emission RegulationsThe most consequential action to the transportation and logistics industry contained in the Executive Order is a directive for the EPA to revoke certain federal waivers that previously allowed California to enact and enforce stricter greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions regulations than what is currently provided under federal law.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
beneschlaw.com | Reed W. Sirak |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Rescinding Waivers for California’s Zero-Emission Regulations The most consequential action to the transportation and logistics industry contained in the Executive Order is a directive for the EPA to revoke certain federal waivers that previously allowed California to enact and enforce stricter greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions regulations than what is currently provided under federal law.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Marc Blubaugh |Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Notable South Coast AQMD Enforcement Activity:The South Coast Air Quality Management District (“SCAQMD”), a regional government agency in California that governs air quality in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and significant portions of Riverside County and San Bernardino County, is ramping up its enforcement of air pollution regulations applicable to warehouse and distribution center operators.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum |Jonathan Todd
US UYGHUR FORCED LABOR PREVENTION ACTThe United States Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) enacted in 2021 applies a rebuttable presumption that all imports to the US from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China (the “XUAR”) were produced with forced labor. Application - The UFLPA applies to all items imported to the US from the XUAR or with inputs sourced or produced from the XUAR.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
beneschlaw.com | Brian Cullen |Megan MacCallum
Notable South Coast AQMD Enforcement Activity: The South Coast Air Quality Management District (“SCAQMD”), a regional government agency in California that governs air quality in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and significant portions of Riverside County and San Bernardino County, is ramping up its enforcement of air pollution regulations applicable to warehouse and distribution center operators.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Vanessa Gomez |Megan MacCallum |J. Philip Nester
Global transportation and logistics services can amount to some of the largest expenses, and even the largest single contracts by spend, for enterprises with high traffic volumes. Among mature buyers and sellers of goods the common practice is to contract for services rather than buying on the spot market under ad hoc supplier paperwork. Contracting under one’s own templates is both permitted under the applicable legal regimes and also a sensible approach to supply chain management.
