Riffey v. CRST Expedited, Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179594

January 31, 2014

Pending is Separate Defendant CRST International's Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 52), which will be treated as a motion for summary judgment, 1 and a Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 59) filed by all Defendants. Plaintiffs have responded and Defendants have replied. 2 For reasons set out below, the Motions are GRANTED.

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