California Federal Judge: CAFA Removal Of Truck Drivers’ Wage Suit Was Proper

(March 15, 2018, 10:53 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A trucking company accused of wage-and-hour and unfair competition violations under California law by a class of drivers properly removed the lawsuit to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), a California federal judge ruled March 8 (Eugene Sanders, et al. v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., No. 17-2340, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38404)....