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Drivers win $10.4M verdict in contract dispute with Michigan carrier

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74% Informative

Judge Gershwin A. Drain of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan put actual damages in the class action at about $3.5 million .

That figure was tripled under provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act .

At issue was whether drivers were entitled to 80% of gross revenues that customers paid to defendant RSP Express Inc. for freight hauled by separate third -party carriers to or from Canada or Mexico .

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81

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82

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formal

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English

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61

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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