On December 29, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that the state's low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) is unconstitutional and violates the “dormant” commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution (National Petrochemical & Refiner ( Article Continued... )

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has argued that, as a result of an August decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, motor carriers may no longer voluntarily use electronic on-board recorders. ( Article Continued... )

Developments in California Meal-Break Cases ( Article Continued... )

The California Supreme Court has at long last scheduled oral argument, for November 8, 2011, in the Brinker meal and rest break case. At issue in that appeal is whether California requires an employer to ensure that its employees take a meal break or only ( Article Continued... )

ATA Files Amicus in Washington Classification Case ( Article Continued... )

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on its website yesterday that it was delaying the effective date of its recent rulemaking requiring employers to post notices of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. The posting requir ( Article Continued... )

ATA Wins Challenge to Port Independent Contractor Ban ( Article Continued... )

ATA Urges Senate to Reform Patent System ( Article Continued... )

On September 2, FMCSA will publish a notice in the Federal Register denying the New Jersey Motor Truck Association’s (NJMTA) petition requesting that FMCSA determine the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s (Port Authority) Drayage Truck Registry ( ( Article Continued... )

ATA Re-Files Amicus Brief in North Dakota ( Article Continued... )

ATA/NJMTA File Amicus Brief in New Jersey Classification Case ( Article Continued... )

Louisiana Court Tentatively Dismisses Anti-Indemnification Challenge ( Article Continued... )

ATA Joins LMTA in Amicus in Anti-Indemnification Case ( Article Continued... )

Litigation Center Board Approves Filing in Louisiana Anti-Indemnification Case ( Article Continued... )

Trucking Industry Faces Patent Infringement Challenge ( Article Continued... )

ATA Asks Court to Hear Minimum Wage Case ( Article Continued... )

Qualcomm GPS System Found to be Exempt from Sales Tax ( Article Continued... )

Colorado Court Affirms Employee Status ( Article Continued... )

ATA Files Brief in California Wage & Hour Class Action Case ( Article Continued... )

ATA, joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and DRI, an international organization of civil litigation defense counsel, filed an amicus brief last week in support of a motor carrier’s appeal of a class action certification in a California wage and hour ca ( Article Continued... )

Briefing Concludes in ATA Port Litigation ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 7, ATA filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in AEP v. Connecticut. ATA, along with the Consumer Energy Alliance, NATSO, Petroleum Marketers Association of America, Peabody Energy Corporation, and the International Liquid ( Article Continued... )

The American Tort Reform Association, which counts ATA among its long-time members, has published the first edition of its Legislative Watch for 2011. The Watch provides current information on state and federal legislative proposals related to tort reform ( Article Continued... )

The American Tort Reform Association, which counts ATA among its long-time members, has published the 2011 edition of its Civil Justice Reform Outlook. Released this week, the ( Article Continued... )

Litigation Center Board Approves Filing in Meal-Break Case ( Article Continued... )

Earlier today, Jan. 18, President Obama issued an Executive Order entitled Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. ( Article Continued... )

Four Groups Support ATA in Port Challenge ( Article Continued... )

ATA Files Opening Brief in Port Appeal ( Article Continued... )

District Court Stays Port Ruling; Owner-Operator Ban Remains Unenforceable ( Article Continued... )

ATA Joins Amicus Brief in NLRB Case ( Article Continued... )

Court of Appeals Grants ATA Petition in Supporting-Documents Case ( Article Continued... )

ATA Amicus Brief, CSX Transportation v. Alabama Department of Revenue ( Article Continued... )

District Court Rules in Port’s Favor ( Article Continued... )

Court Reverses Judgment Against Carrier ( Article Continued... )

ATA Files Amicus in Independent Contractor Case ( Article Continued... )

Kansas Court Rejects Drivers’ Overtime Claim ( Article Continued... )

ATA joined the Washington Trucking Associations last week in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued its opinion concerning ATA’s continuing challenge to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) use of a Concession Contract-based clean truck program. ( Article Continued... )

On Feb. 23, by a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a corporation’s principal place of business is in the state where its headquarters is located rather than where the corporation does the most business. ( Article Continued... )

ATA has joined petroleum refiners and other end-users in a legal challenge to California's recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard. ( Article Continued... )

On Oct. 26, Public Citizen and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) filed a joint motion to hold the challenge to the current Hours of Service (HOS) rule in abeyance pending the issuance of a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by ( Article Continued... )

U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder today approved the settlement negotiated between the Port of Long Beach and ATA, ending litigation over the Port’s Concession Plan. The April 28 preliminary injunction against the Port’s Concession Agreements wil ( Article Continued... )

On Aug. 18, ATA and the California Trucking Association (CTA) jointly filed an amicus brief with the California Supreme Court asking it to affirm a lower court decision in the Brinker case that interpreted the requirements associated with the State’s meal ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed an amicus brief on June 8, 2009 in the United States Supreme Court supporting a motor carrier’s request that the Court hear its appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that held the carrier to be subject to a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ( Article Continued... )

The Supreme Court of North Dakota, on purely procedural grounds, reversed a District Court ruling that found that an owner-operator was an independent contractor not eligible for workers compensation benefits. In 2006, the State Workforce Safety ( Article Continued... )

On April 21, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that package delivery drivers for FedEx Home are independent contractors and not employees. The ruling overturns a National Labor Relations Board decision that ( Article Continued... )

On April 17, ATA concluded the briefing process with the filing of its Reply Brief in association with the District Court’s reconsideration of whether the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s Concession Plans should be enjoined. ( Article Continued... )

ATA filed a motion to intervene today in Public Citizen and the Teamster’s third legal challenge to the hours-of-service (HOS) rules first put in ( Article Continued... )

The Teamsters and three highway gadfly groups filed another challenge to the Hours of Service (HOS) rules on March 9 in the U.S. Court of Appeals ( Article Continued... )

Three nonprofit groups and the Teamsters filed a petition today with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) asking it to reconsider ( Article Continued... )