FREEDOM LINE BLOG: So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That…
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So-Called "Railway Safety Act" Constitutes a Political Handout to Big Labor That Does Nothing to Improve Safety At All

America as we know it was built largely upon and because of our rail industry, and today it remains a pillar of our economy.

Unfortunately, a destructive proposal before Congress misleadingly named the "Railway Safety Act" (RSA), part of broader surface transportation reauthorization, threatens great harm to our railroads.

Simply put, the bill has nothing to do with improving safety, but has a lot to do with advancing the political agenda of Big Labor.  At a moment when inflation burdens American families and fragile supply chains remain vulnerable to disruption, the last thing our economy or rail sector need is another costly federal mandate imposed upon one of the nation’s most important transportation sectors.

As an initial matter, as noted by The Wall Street Journal, the…[more]

May 20, 2026 • 04:28 PM
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Wednesday, April 22 2015

The Virginia Supreme Court recently ruled against a local attorney who was suing his former law firm's insurance carrier claiming liability on the firm's part because he was thinking about work on the way to the office.

H. Christopher Bartolomucci, a former partner at Hogan Lovells, was involved in a traffic accident on his way to work, resulting in a lawsuit filed by the injured driver of the other car who sued Bartolomucci for $1 million. With Bartolomucci's own liability coverage capped at $100,000, he sought to establish that his vehicle was covered by the firm's insurance policy since he was thinking about work-related issues in the car while on the way to the office.

Despite his argument that he sometimes works from home and thus was traveling between work locations, Bartolomucci failed to persuade the court that he was working and the court overturned a jury finding.

—Source: Wall Street Journal

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