GOP lawyer leads lawsuit against Indiana over trucker fees

Dec 14, 2017 at 09:17 AM CST
http://www.whio.com/news/local/gop-lawyer-leads-lawsuit-against-indiana-over-trucker-fees/54PszFitjI7HyiA3fTAAsL/ INDIANAPOLIS — An influential conservative lawyer leading a lawsuit against Indiana accused the state on Friday of illegally collecting roughly $1 billion in fees from truckers across the country. Attorney Jim Bopp filed the lawsuit in Indianapolis on behalf of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, a trucking trade group. Bopp contends Indiana lacks the authority under state law to collect $100 million annually in fees from nearly 400,000 truckers — as it has since 2008 — and distribute them to other states.

Dec 14, 2017 at 09:17 AM CST

http://www.whio.com/news/local/gop-lawyer-leads-lawsuit-against-indiana-over-trucker-fees/54PszFitjI7HyiA3fTAAsL/

INDIANAPOLIS — An influential conservative lawyer leading a lawsuit against Indiana accused the state on Friday of illegally collecting roughly $1 billion in fees from truckers across the country.

Attorney Jim Bopp filed the lawsuit in Indianapolis on behalf of the Small Business in Transportation Coalition, a trucking trade group. Bopp contends Indiana lacks the authority under state law to collect $100 million annually in fees from nearly 400,000 truckers — as it has since 2008 — and distribute them to other states.