Breach of Contract

By: Derek Hawkins//February 26, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Thomas Mervyn v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc., et al.

Case No.: 17-2036

Officials: BAUER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Breach of Contract

Atlas Van Lines (“Atlas”), an authorized interstate transporter of household goods, contracts with agents to perform its shipments. One of its many agents, Ace World Wide Moving, Inc. (“Ace”), leases trucks and driving services from owner-operators. In 2009, owner-operator Thomas Mervyn entered into a lease agreement with Ace to haul shipments for Atlas. Mervyn brought a lawsuit in 2013 against Atlas and Ace alleging breach of contract and violations of the federal Truth-In-Leasing regulations under 49 C.F.R. § 376.12(d). Atlas and Ace moved for summary judgment and the district court granted it in their favor. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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