Christopher Kane

“Squalls out on the gulf stream, big storms comin’ soon,” sang the late, great Jimmy Buffett, who knew, as a coastal resident, the power of a great storm. While summer is known for long days and family getaways, it also...more On May 14, 2026, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC that a state-law negligent hiring claim against a freight broker is not preempted by the Federal Aviation...more Now that the Supreme Court has held that the tariffs President Trump imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful, collection of the tariffs has been halted, and the federal...more On Feb. 20, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. Several Justices wrote separately to discuss the major...more