ABF Legal Action

Thank you for visiting this site, dedicated to updates on ABF’s legal actions concerning the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA).

We will continue posting updated information on this site as we proceed in our legal actions. Please check back here for updates. Thank you.

Thursday, January 26, 2012
After the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in ABF’s favor and returned the case to the lower court, ABF filed an amendment to its original complaint, and the defendants filed motions to dismiss. The parties submitted their written arguments regarding the motions to dismiss. The final papers were filed on January 16. ABF will now wait on the court’s ruling on the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The timing of the court’s decision is not known, but we expect it will be during the next few months.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) reversed and remanded a lower court’s previous dismissal of ABF’s lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, YRC, Inc., Trucking Management, Inc. and other related entities. ABF is very pleased with this decision and looks forward to further proceedings on its lawsuit seeking to level the playing field for all parties of the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA).

When the original lawsuit was filed in November 2010, ABF sought to have the lower court create an appropriate grievance review committee to resolve the dispute, or to have the contract amendments benefiting only YRC declared null and void by the court, as required by the NMFA. ABF also sought an award of monetary damages estimated to be approximately $750 million. ABF will continue to seek that relief on remand.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
ABF attorneys today presented oral arguments in the United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) regarding the ongoing litigation against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and various YRC subsidiaries. We are asking the appellate court to overturn the lower court’s dismissal of our case in December because we believe that ruling constituted clear legal error. One of the judges on the three-member panel indicated that the court would try to meet a July deadline cited by the defendants as the time frame needed for a decision. We will keep you informed about the appellate court’s decision as it is made available.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011
ABF filed its reply brief on Monday, March 21, 2011, in the United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) in accordance with the court’s established schedule. ABF is asking the appellate court to reverse and remand (send the case back) to the lower court for further proceedings. Oral arguments on our case are scheduled for April 12, 2011.

Monday, February 21, 2011
ABF filed its opening brief on Friday, February 18, 2011, in the United States Court of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) in accordance with the court’s established briefing schedule. ABF is asking the appellate court to reverse and remand, or hand the case back, to the lower court for further proceedings. Oral arguments on our case are scheduled for mid-April.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ABF filed an appeal today in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (St. Louis) from the December 20, 2010, decision dismissing the lawsuit filed by ABF in November, 2010, against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and various other parties. ABF respectfully disagrees with the court’s decision last month, dismissing the suit which seeks to declare modifications to the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) on behalf of YRC Worldwide subsidiaries null and void. Therefore, we have chosen to exercise our right to file an appeal.