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Paladin is the latest in a growing list of larger carriers to either shutter operations or declare bankruptcy amid the ongoing freight rate recession, including R&R Family of Cos.

STG and 64 affiliates filed for court protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The company expects to exit court protection in around five months’ time.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Dec. 3 granted the agency’s Nov. 19 request to hold the case in abeyance, effectively putting the case on hold.

The case began when Yellow sued the union in the weeks leading up to its bankruptcy filing in 2023. The Teamsters had balked at the second phase of a proposed terminal network restructuring.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted an emergency stay, saying the petitioners met the “stringent requirements for a stay pending court review.”

Creditors demanded First Brands appoint separate advisers for units that issued $2.5 billion in off-balance-sheet debt, arguing conflicts of interest threaten the insolvency case.

Amazon.com squared off in court against the FTC over allegations that the company duped customers into signing up for the Prime subscription service and then made it too hard to cancel.

Amazon.com exercised “overwhelming control” over subcontracted drivers it claimed weren’t its employees, U.S. labor board attorneys told a judge Sept. 22.

A federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service.

Trillions of dollars of global trade are embroiled in the legal fight. A final ruling tossing Trump’s tariffs would upend his much-ballyhooed trade deals.