Case Updates
First Circuit affirms denial of arbitration, holding that a class of workers need not work in the transportation industry to fall within the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for interstate transportation workers
May 05, 2023
Click here to view the opinion.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging First Circuit to hold that local drivers delivering goods that once traveled in interstate commerce do not fall within the transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act
July 18, 2022
Click here to view the brief. Archis A. Parasharami of Mayer Brown LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- District Court Order -- Canales v. Lepage Bakeries Park Street LLC (D. Mass.).pdf
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Canales v. CK Sales Co., LLC (First Circuit).pdf
- Opinion -- Canales v. CK Sales Co., LLC (First Circuit)