ABF Freight System Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee, Teamsters Local Union 373, Teamsters Local Union 878, YRC Inc., New Penn Motor Express Inc., USF Holland Inc., Trucking Management Inc., et al.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 | Result Date: Dec. 20, 2010 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:2010-cv-02165 Bench Decision – Dismissal*
Court
USDC Arkansas
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Robert F. Millman
(Littler Mendelson PC)
Defendant
Geoffrey P. Culbertson
(Patton, Tidwell & Culbertson LLP)
Facts
Arkansas Best Freight (ABF) and YRCW were competing teamster trucking companies. International Brotherhood Teamsters (IBT) and YRCW were signatories to the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA), a multi-employer labor contract covering teamster drivers.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
ABF filed suit against IBT and YRCW, alleging IBT granted contractual wage and benefits concessions to YRCW that put ABG at an extraordinary competitive disadvantage, in breach of the NMFA.
Damages
ABF sought $750 million in damages.
Result
The court dismissed the suit. *The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal, in a decision issued on July 6, 2011, and remanded to the lower court. The circuit court held that the district court properly had jurisdiction over the claim.
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