Owner Operator Independent Drivers Ass'n v. New Prime, Inc.

JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.

The plaintiffs in this case (“Appellants”) filed a class action petition against the defendants seeking the return of insurance premiums paid for the procurement of workers’ compensation insurance. According to Appellants, New Prime, Inc. (“Prime”), as the alleged employer of Appellants, was responsible for paying workers’ compensation premiums and therefore, by requiring Appellants to maintain them own workers’ compensation insurance or deducting the cost of premiums from Appellants’ pay, Prime was unjustly enriched or committed fraudulent misrepresentation or…