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Trucking
Appellate court increases employers’ likelihood of being sued under ADA
A recent ruling in the Tenth Circuit found that an employee need not be adversely affected to be able to sue under the Americans with…
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Fifth Circuit rejects two-step method for certifying FLSA collective actions
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs can’t sue and issue notice to potential class members early on…
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Project44 sues FourKites for defamation over alleged false emails to board
Suit alleges that FourKites’s fake email accounts called project44 “the next Theranos.”
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Trimac tank cleaners sue over ‘poisonous and lethal’ chemicals exposure
Former Trimac workers claim the bulk carrier failed to provide respirators and implement safety measures at its tank washing facilities in Georgia.
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Soup company says Mexican supplier broke contract, stole recipes
New England Country Foods has accused Empacadora Frape, its Mexican supplier, of failing to deliver on a contract for packaged beef chili destined for Texas…
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Grandparents file wrongful death lawsuit against driver, trucking company
Grandparents of a 10-year-old girl killed in a tractor-tractor crash that also killed her mother and three siblings have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Texas trucking company must face lawsuit over pipeline damage
An Odessa, Texas-based company must face a $500,000 lawsuit over alleged damage to a wastewater pipeline.
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Carrier ties bankruptcy to soaring insurance rates, fatal crash
Deluxe Express filed for bankruptcy protection, citing skyrocketing insurance rates, fatal crash.
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Business
Employee fired for sleeping on the job can’t claim disability after the fact, court rules
Employees that are fired for falling asleep on the job can’t claim a disability after the fact, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…
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Family of Wyoming man killed in truck crash sues driver, carrier
The family of a Wyoming man killed in a head-on tractor-trailer crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and trucking company
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