VALIENTE v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. OF ARIZONA

No. 21-55456.

54 F.4th 581 (2022)

Johel VALIENTE; Ashraf Aiad, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO. OF ARIZONA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

FILED November 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deepak Gupta (argued) and Gregory A. Beck , Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, D.C.; James R. Hawkins and Gregory Mauro , James Hawkins APLC, Irvine, California; Stanley D. Saltzman , Marlin & Saltzman LLP, Agoura Hill, California; Louis M. Benowitz , Smith & Benowitz, Sherman Oaks, California; Joshua Cohen Slatkin , Law Offices for Joshua Cohen Slatkin, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Paul S. Cowie (argued), Robert E. Mussig , and John D. Ellis , Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellee.

Richard Pianka , ATA Litigation Center, Arlington, Virginia, for Amici Curiae American Trucking Associations Inc. and California Trucking Association.

Dissent by Judge Humetewa.


OPINION

In 2018, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) decided to preempt California's meal and rest break rules (MRB rules) with respect to truck drivers subject to federal regulations. In International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 2785 v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

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