Legal Opinion
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. New Prime, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided February 25, 2002No. 97-3408-CV-S-1PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WHIPPLE, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. Defendants *539have filed suggestions in opposition and the Plaintiffs replied thereto. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification.
I. Background1
Plaintiffs are individual owner-operators who own or control truck tractors, and sometimes truck trailers for use in interstate transportation. Defendant New Prime, Inc., (“Prime”), is a motor carrier providing transportation services to the public under authority of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”).…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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