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Trump Tariff Power at Risk After Skepticism by Appeals Court

President Donald Trump鈥檚 authority to issue sweeping global tariffs under an emergency law was met with skepticism at a federal appeals court hearing July 31, a day before higher rates are set to start.

July 31, 2025
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Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts: Safety & Compliance Strategies

Program Aired: July 24, 2 p.m. ET聽Learn how fleets can avoid catastrophic legal outcomes in today鈥檚 litigious environment. We鈥檒l explore key trends, proactive safety strategies, and share insights from Fleetworthy experts on building a legally defensible safety and compliance culture.聽

July 24, 2025
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DAT, OTR Settle Dispute Over Outgo Acquisition

A potentially explosive June 17 emergency hearing in the Superior Court of Cobb County in Georgia was canceled after the two companies settled.聽Neither provided details on what it involved.

June 20, 2025
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DAT, OTR Legal Dispute Heads to June 17 Emergency Hearing

OTR alleges DAT鈥檚 acquisition of Seattle-based Outgo and subsequent actions breach binding agreements between the erstwhile partners and are causing harm to OTR鈥檚 business.

June 16, 2025
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Court to Rule on TuSimple Governance, Cash Pile Fate in Q1

The Delaware Chancery Court ruled that TuSimple co-founder and former CEO Xiaodi Hou鈥檚 challenge to board selections and governance changes had enough merit to win the court鈥檚 time.

December 19, 2024
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Trucking Lawyers Should Share Defense Strategies, Author and Noted Attorney Says

For more than a year, prominent San Diego defense attorney Robert Tyson has been scolding his colleagues for not sharing trial defense strategies to beat plaintiff attorneys in the nation鈥檚 courtrooms. Here are his tactics for winning in court.

June 23, 2021
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California Drivers Ask Appellate Court to Require Pay for Nondriving Work

A federal appeals court is being asked to overturn a lower court鈥檚 determination that state law does not require motor carriers to pay drivers separately for nondriving work such as inspections, refueling, and loading and unloading at docks, when drivers are paid on what鈥檚 known as a piece-rate basis.

February 9, 2021
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Walmart Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider Decision to Award Drivers Back Pay

Attorneys for Walmart Inc. have asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling that affirmed a district court鈥檚 judgment that the company must pay a court-certified class of its California truck drivers more than $54 million in back pay mostly for layovers, but also some rest breaks and pre-trip and post-trip inspections.

January 24, 2020
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Swift to Pay CRST $15 Million in Damages Over Driver Recruiting

A lawsuit CRST Expedited Inc. filed against Swift Transportation Co. that alleged Swift 鈥減oached鈥 drivers was one of three such challenges CRST has lodged against competitors, but is so far the only one that has resulted in a financial penalty.

August 6, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Two Trucking Associations Challenging 鈥楢BC鈥 Contractor Test in Federal Court

An association of small to medium-sized motor carriers has asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reject a decision last month by a federal district judge in California to dismiss a challenge to the so-called 鈥淎BC test,鈥 which is used to decide if a contractor should be classified as an employee in California.

April 25, 2019