Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Delivery Ass'n v. Healey
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 8, 2015No. Civ. Action No. 10-cv-11521PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CASPER, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff Massachusetts Delivery Association (“MDA”) has filed this lawsuit against Defendant Maura Healey,1 in her official capacity as Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Attorney General”), seeking a declaration that the “B prong” of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law, Mass. Gen. L. c. 149, § 148B(a)(2), is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Act of 1994 (“FAAAA”), 49 U.S.C. § 14501, and for an injunction barring the Attorney General from enforcing Section 148B against MDA’s members. D.…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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