Legal Opinion
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. Mayflower Transit, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided August 23, 2001No. IP98-0457-C-B/S, IP98-0458-C-B/SPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENTRY ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
BARKER, District Judge.
I. Introduction.
These cases involve claims arising under federal truth in leasing regulations and Indiana common law. The two cases were previously consolidated for discovery purposes and are here consolidated for the purpose of addressing defendant’s motions to dismiss the cases on the basis of three legal issues that are common to both.
The plaintiffs are putative classes consisting of independent owner-operators of tractors and/or trailers who haul property over the nation’s highways. 1 We refer to them here collectively as…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- McCarthy v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Schweiker v. Gray PanthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- James R. Butera v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Craft v. Graebel-Oklahoma Movers, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- Fitzpatrick v. Morgan Southern, Inc.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2003
- Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. Mayflower Transit, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2001
- Hill v. Mutual Hospital Service, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2005
- Baker v. Indiana Family & Social Services AdministrationDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2003
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