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S.D.Fla.: Airport Shuttle Operating Within A Single State Without An...
Gilbert v. Southern Shuttle Services Inc. This case was before the Court upon Defendant Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law, or in the Alternative, Motion for New Trial (DE 90). The Motion is fully...
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11th Cir.: Bus Drivers Exempt From FLSA Under Motor Carrier (MCA) Exemption;...
Walters v. American Coach Lines Of Miami, Inc. This appeal required the Court to determine whether Appellants, who are all current or former bus drivers for American Coach Lines of Miami (“ACLM”), were...
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N.D.Ga.: “Yard Hostler” Not Exempt Under The Motor Carrier Act; Defendant...
Billingslea v. Southern Freight, Inc. The case was before the Court on Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Defendants’ sought summary judgment finding that Plaintiff, a “yard hostler,” was exempt...
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5th Cir.: As Plaintiffs’ Joint Employer, Staff Leasing Company Qualified As...
Songer v. Dillon Resources, Inc. This case was before the Fifth Circuit on Plaintiffs’ appeal of an Order granting Defendant, a staff leasing company, summary judgment finding that they were entitled...
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11th Cir.: Intrastate Travel Of SuperShuttle Drivers Satisfied Motor Carrier...
Abel v. Southern Shuttle Services, Inc. This case was before the Eleventh Circuit for the second time. Plaintiff, a former driver of Defendant Southern Shuttle Services, Inc.’s airport shuttle vans,...
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5th Cir.: Weight of Pickup and Trailer Combined to Calculate Gross Vehicle...
Albanil v. Coast 2 Coast, Inc. Following an award of summary judgment to the defendants in this case plaintiffs appealed. Specifically, the court below determined that plaintiffs were exempt from the...
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D.N.J.: Absent Exercise of Discretion in Loading Trucks, Loader Not Subject...
Chellis v. New Century Transp., Inc. This case was before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. Defendant asserted that, on its face, plaintiff’s...
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W.D.Mo.: Under Motor Carrier Act (MCA), Weight of Vehicle Measured by Gross...
McCall v. Disabled American Veterans Ernestine Schumann-Heink Missouri Chapter 2 This case was before the court on the parties dueling motions for summary judgment. Specifically, the motions addressed...
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What Defines Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) for Application of MCA...
Two recent cases—one from the Eighth Circuit and one from a District court within the Ninth Circuit—continue to demonstrate that when it comes to application of the Motor Carrier Act’s exemption to the...
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3d Cir.: Armored Car Drivers Who Drove Vehicles Weighing Less Than 10,000 Lbs...
McMaster v. Eastern Armored Services Inc. In the first such case to reach an appellate court, the Third Circuit has held that an armored car driver who split her time between driving “covered”...
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