Federal Judge Relies On Trucking Companies’ Numbers In Denying Remand Of Class Suit

Mealey's (February 27, 2020, 11:45 AM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Feb. 7 denied truck drivers’ motion to remand their putative class complaint alleging state wage-and-hour violations and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL), finding that the amount in controversy alleged by the defending trucking companies, which included all relief available to drivers for work performed both in and out of the state, matched the language in the drivers’ claims (Gregory Walters, et al. v. Famous Transports, Inc., et al., No. 19-8016, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21801)....