Patrick Lacross v. Knight Transportation Inc

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• holding that the maximum assumption is reasonable where plaintiff alleged that defendant categorically misclassified truck drivers as independent contractors and sought reimbursement of expenses including all fuel costs
• holding that, where the complaint defined the class to include all truck drivers, the 21 || defendant could reasonably use the number of truck drivers during one quarter as a basis for 22 || calculating overall fuel costs
• holding that, where the complaint defined the class to include all truck drivers, the 21 || defendant could reasonably use the number of truck drivers during one quarter as a basis for 22 || calculating overall fuel costs
• distinguishing Ibarra as a case where the plaintiff had “alleged a ‘pattern and practice’ of labor law violations but not universal violations”
• reversing the district court’s remand order and determining as a matter of law that the amount-in- controversy requirement was satisfied
• finding use of the 27 maximum assumption reasonable after defendant included all 28 available evidence in its amount in controversy computation

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