TagLitigation(31)
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1981-12-10Boeing Headquarters Memo of Understanding – Port of Seattle Letter
★ 32Letter from Port of Seattle Director of Aviation Oris Dunham to King County Council Chairman Paul Barden regarding a Memo of Understanding for Boeing Headquarters project at Sea-Tac International Airport. Includes discussion of rezoning approval following favorable Washington State Supreme Court ruling. -
2025-11-2425-7439 Petition for Review of Agency Order – City of Burien, City of Des Moines, and City of SeaTac v. FAA
Three Washington cities near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — Burien, Des Moines, and SeaTac — filed a legal challenge on November 24, 2025, asking a federal appeals court to review the FAA's September 2025 decision approving near-term construction and expansion projects under the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan. The cities argue the FAA's environmental finding, known as a FONSI/ROD, should be scrutinized by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction because the cities are located within that circuit. The petition was filed on the last allowable day of the 60-day filing window, as the original deadline fell on a Sunday. -
2025-08-15Boeing interfered with electric plane startup Zunum, appeals court finds
An artist’s rendering from 2018 of Zunum’s concept hybrid-electric commuter airplanes. (Courtesy of Zunum Aero) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter Boeing may again be on the hook for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Bothell-based electric airplane startup Zunum Aero. Zunum, which folded in 2019, sued Boeing a year after its closure, accusing the plane -
2025-06-12
Supreme Court Clarifies NEPA Scope in Light of Loper Bright
By: Steven M. Taber, Esq. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (May 29, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) complied with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when it declined to evaluate environmental impacts from increased oil drilling and refining that could result from a newly approved railway -
2025-03-11The Supreme Court Holds the Clean Water Act does not Authorize EPA to Include Receiving Water Limitations in San Francisco’s NPDES Permit
In a decision issued last week, the Supreme Court of the United States held that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exceeded its authority by including “receiving water limitations” in a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, siding with the City and County of San Francisco in City & County of San Francisco -
2025-01-27Port of Seattle, Clark Construction settle lawsuits over airport project
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Clark Construction and the Port of Seattle have reached settlements to resolve yearslong legal battles stemming from the construction of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport’s International Arrivals Facility. The parties jointly filed a settlement agreement in King County Superior Court at the end of December, capping off a pair of dueling -
2025-01-25Port of Seattle, Clark Construction Settle Sea-Tac Airport Project Dispute
January 29, 2025 A more than two-year legal battle between the Port of Seattle and Clark Construction over the $1-billion Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Arrivals Facility project has reached a settlement conclusion before the trial phase. The project, which features a new international arrivals hall, a redesign of the face of the existing Concourse A -
2024-12-06D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Cracks Down on FAA Compliance with NEPA
Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA), Airports, Airspace, Aviation and Airport News, California Airport Land Use Planning, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Law, Clean Air Act, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Transportation On November 12, 2024, the District -
2024-03-20District Court of The Hague Case number: C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Foundation For The Right To Protection Against Aircraft Noise (RBV) vs. The State of Netherlands
ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:3734 Authority District Court of The Hague Date of judgment 20-03-2024 Date of publication 20-03-2024 Case number C-09-632625-HA ZA 22-610 Jurisdictions Civil law FeaturesSubstantive action, First instance – multiple Content indication Government liability; 8 ECHR; Aviation Act 1.1. In these proceedings, RBV claims that the District Court should rule that the State has acted unlawfully -
2024-02-16Port Of Seattle’s Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint
The Port of Seattle filed this legal reply brief seeking dismissal of a lawsuit brought by five plaintiffs (Codoni, Geer, Cathcart, France, and Chakos) related to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport operations. The Port argues that the plaintiffs' claims are barred by federal preemption under the Civil Aeronautics Act, the Airline Deregulation Act, and the Federal Aviation Act, which collectively give the federal government exclusive authority over aviation and airport operations. The Port also contends that the plaintiffs lack legal standing to bring inverse condemnation claims under the 'subsequent purchaser rule.'