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What lawyers can do when truck companies try to avoid liability by classifying truckers as independent contractors

Written by Steve Gursten Posted June 25th, 2015

A recent $228 million lawsuit against FedEx shows how to get around this incorrect classification after a truck accident

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The new trend in trucking litigation over the last several years has been trucking companies attempting to re-classify their drivers as “independent contractors,” instead of as actual employees of the trucking company. They’re doing this to … Read More

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