International Express Trucking (IXT) accused COSCO Shipping Lines of charging unfair per diem charges during times when there was a chassis shortage, port congestion or a lack of return appointments, the motor carrier said in a complaint filed with the Federal Maritime Commission. In the complaint, dated May 7, IXT said COSCO from 2022 to 2023 charged the motor carrier $75,725 in per diem charges and didn't include relevant information, such as ports of discharge or the date the container had been made available, in the charges.
The U.S. told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that the principle of stare decisis requires the appellate court to sustain the legality of the Commerce Department's non-market economy policy (Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co. v. United States, Fed. Cir. # 23-2245).
Carriers are using AI and machine learning (ML) in potentially transformative ways, experts said Tuesday during day two of Fierce Network’s Cloud Native 5G Summit. But speakers also reminded attendees AI is in its early stages and has a ways to go before providers fully embrace it.
New York state Democrats supported a bill Tuesday to provide internet access to people in temporary housing. The Senate Social Services Committee cleared the bill (S-4561) on a partisan vote so that it can receive a vote on the Senate floor. The committee's two Republicans were less enthusiastic about the measure, which would require that shelters provide strong Wi-Fi in common and private areas and conspicuously display passwords if required: Dean Murray voted no and Alexis Weik voted “aye without recommendation.” The Senate last year approved the bill by Sen. Kristen Gonzalez (D), but it failed in the other chamber.
Mauritius formally accepted the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies May 13, moving the total number of countries that have accepted the deal to 75. The WTO requires 35 more to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for the agreement to be able to enter into effect.
Mauritius formally accepted the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies May 13, moving the total number of countries that have accepted the deal to 75. The WTO requires 35 more to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for the agreement to be able to enter into effect.
BookTix, a virtual box office for local community performances, conceals processing fees until the final moments of checkout, in violation of New York’s “all-in pricing” mandate, alleged a fraud class action Monday (docket 7:24-cv-03670) in U.S. District Court for Southern New York in White Plains.
Lionsgate has officially spun off its motion picture group and TV studio segments and film and TV library, creating Lionsgate Studios, it said Monday. The spinoff was enabled by Lionsgate Studios' business combination earlier this month with Screaming Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. Lionsgate said the transaction is part of its larger plan to separate its studio and Starz businesses.
A Swiss university said it’s reviewing any possible ongoing cooperation with Iranian researchers after United Against Nuclear Iran said the Iranian military is exploiting partnerships between Iranian universities and Swiss learning institutions to obtain sensitive research and technology (see 2405100023). A spokesperson for Switzerland-based University of Boras said the college “previously collaborated” with an Iranian university mentioned in UANI’s report, but that collaboration ended in 2022.
Sienna Marketing & Consulting, which offers business financing services, violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by making telemarketing calls and sending text messages without consent to consumers who listed their phone numbers on the national do not call registry, alleged Mark Ortega’s class action Monday (docket 5:24-cv-00487) in U.S. District Court for Western Texas in San Antonio. The plaintiff also alleges that Sienna, which operates as Creative Capital Solutions, violated the Texas Telephone Solicitation Act by making telemarketing calls and sending text messages to consumers in Texas. Ortega has never consented to receive telemarketing communications from Sienna, yet the firm sent him at least 10 text messages and made numerous calls to his cellphone, the complaint said. Around March 7, the Texas resident received a text message from Sienna’s agent, Vincent Palazzo, with Palazzo's contact information, said the complaint. The plaintiff responded by instructing Palazzo not to contact him anymore, but he nevertheless received nine more text messages from Palazzo the very next day, it said. The unauthorized communications that Ortega received from Sienna have harmed him in the form of annoyance, nuisance and invasion of privacy, “and occupied and otherwise disturbed the use and enjoyment of his phone,” said the complaint.