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Beverly B. Bates's Legal Cases (2)

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Workers compensation

C. Brown Trucking, Inc. v. Rushing

Feb 18, 2004

OUTCOME: Upheld Compensation for statutory employee

Court of Appeals upheld award of workers' compensation to trucking independent contractor as statutory employee.

Government

FAIR, Inc. v. Brinegar

Aug 31, 1973

OUTCOME: Judgment for Secretary of Transportation

Injunction denied against construction of a portion of I-75 approved by U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Evidence in suit to enjoin construction of interstate highway across publicly owned lake and po ... rtion of surrounding parklands supported findings that decision of Secretary of Transportation to approve proposed route was not based on fact that route crossed or adjoined property owned by several prominent citizens. Affirmed by 5th Circuit.