TQL’s RICO response: rips carriers’ ‘poor business practices’
The first response in the RICO case initiated by a group of carriers against giant 3PLs C.H. Robinson and TQL has been filed by the latter, and it has two key arguments. TQL, in a series of three individual motions filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, is seeking […] The post TQL’s RICO response: rips carriers’ ‘poor business practices’ appeared first on…
TQL has responded to a lawsuit brought against it by a group of carriers, arguing that the carriers' claims are based on poor business practices rather than evidence of corrupt activities under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). TQL is seeking dismissal of the case, contending that the venue in which the lawsuit was filed is incorrect, as the carriers had agreed to litigate any disputes with TQL exclusively in a state court in Clermont County, Ohio, which is where TQL is based.
Additionally, TQL argues that one of the defendants, IWS Motor Freight, should be excluded from the case as it is not based in Texas and had no direct business relationship with TQL. TQL further contends that the carriers' allegations of lost freight and low rates are merely examples of their own poor business practices and do not constitute evidence of illegal activities by TQL.
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