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Roberts/McKay v C.R. England

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Class Action Against C.R. England, Inc., Opportunity Leasing, Inc. And Horizon Truck Sales And Leasing LLC.

On May 31, 2011, Lagarias & Boulter L.L.P. has filed a putative class action on behalf of lease drivers against C.R. England, Opportunity Leasing, Inc. and Horizon Truck Sales and Leasing. LLC. in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California.

The C.R. England class action has been brought by former lease drivers Charles Roberts and Kenneth McKay and is brought on behalf of all others similarly situated that have leased trucks. The Complaint alleges that the defendants violated various franchise, business opportunity, and consumer protection laws when signing up drivers for their truck driver lease programs. Specifically, Plaintiffs bring eleven claims: 1. California Franchise Investment Law Violation, Cal. Corp. Code § 31000 et seq; 2. California Seller Assisted Marketing Plan Act Violation, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1812.200 et seq.; 3. California Unfair Competition Law Violation, Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code § Section 17200 et seq.; 4. Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act Violation, Utah Code § 13-11-1 et seq., 5. Utah Business Opportunity Disclosure Act Violation, Utah Code Ann. § 13-15- 1, et seq; 6. Indiana Business Opportunity Transactions Law Violation, IC 24-5-8-1 et seq.; 7. Federal Telemarketing And Consumer Fraud And Abuse Prevention Act Violation, 15 U.S.C. §6101 et seq.; 8. Common Law Fraud; 9. Unjust Enrichment; 10. Declaratory Relief; 11. Utah Truth In Advertising Act Violation, Utah Code § 13–11a–1 et seq.

If you have any information relevant to this lawsuit and/or were a lease driver for defendants, please submit a consultation request or call Rob Boulter at (415) 460-0100 ext 112 or e-mail rsb@lb-attorneys.com.