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PAUL T. FRIEDMAN (CA SBN 98381) MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Telephone: (415) 268-7000 Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 E-mail: [email protected] GREGORY B. KOLTUN (CA SBN 130454) MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013-1024 Telephone: (213) 892-5200 Facsimile: (213) 892-5454 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (Additional counsel appear on signature page.) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FREEMAN INDUSTRIES, LLC on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Arkansas Best Corp.; ABF Freight Systems, Inc.; Averitt Express; Con-Way, Inc.; Con-Way Freight, Inc.; FedEx Corp.; FedEx Freight Corp.; Jevic Transportation, Inc.; New England Motor Freight Inc.; Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.; R+L Carriers Inc.; SAIA Inc.; SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC; United Parcel Service, Inc.; YRC Worldwide Inc., Defendants. AND RELATED CASES LISTED HEREIN

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DEFENDANTS' NOTICE OF RELATED CASES Pursuant to Local Rule 40.1(e) of this Court, defendants submit this Notice of Related Cases. All Related Cases are being considered for consolidation by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML"). The purpose of this notice is to apprise the Court of the Related Cases in this and other federal courts.1 There are now 43 Related Cases pending in 14 different federal courts, listed below. These cases are related to this action in that they involve the same or many of the same defendants named in this action, involve the same or substantially the same alleged classes, allege the same or substantially similar claims, and present similar questions of fact and law. Plaintiffs have filed motions for consolidation in South Carolina, the Southern District of California, the District of Columbia and Maine. Other plaintiffs have filed responses seeking transfer of all cases to New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Alabama. Defendants are requesting that the JPML transfer the cases to the Northern District of Georgia. Including all motions, responses and reply briefs, more than 25 separate pleadings have been filed with the JPML on this issue. The JPML has set this matter for oral argument on November 29, 2007, in San Diego, California. Although many parties, including Defendants and Plaintiffs in this matter, disagree with respect to the appropriate MDL transferee district, all parties agree that assignment to a single judge by the JPML will result in significant savings of judicial effort and other economies.

Rule 40.1(e) states, in relevant part, that "[w]henever counsel has reason to believe that a pending action or proceeding on file or about to be filed is related to another pending action or proceeding on file in this or any other federal or state court (whether pending, dismissed, or otherwise terminated), counsel shall promptly file and serve on all known parties to each related action or proceeding a notice of related case, stating the title, number and filing date of each action or proceeding believed to be related, together with a brief statement of their relationship and the reasons why assignment to a single district judge is or is not likely to effect a saving of judicial effort and other economies." Local Rule 40.1(e). 2
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Set forth below is a list of the 43 Related Cases showing the caption, case number and filing date. # TITLE & NUMBER 1 Farm Water Technological Services, Inc., d/b/a Water Tech. et al. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1389 2 Global Wire, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1192 3 Inkjetsinc.com of Florida, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-00518 4 Berle Manufacturing Co., et al. v. Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al., No. 07-2923 5 Computer Management International v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-2640 6 Niagara Frontier Distribution, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1728 7 Tex-Tech Industries, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-00157 8 Lawrence F. Thompson d/b/a Top Floor Home Improvements v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 074271 9 Dad's Products Co. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1765 10 C & L Trading of Miami, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1764 11 Robert Rutkowski v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 074442 12 Rocket Motorcycles, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1780 13 Barjan, LLC v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-0163 14 Isaac Industries, Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1638 15 Slater/Marinoff & Co. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1812 16 Millenium Homes Realty, LLC v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-3895 17 PCM Company v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 074513 18 Andrea May v. United Parcel Service, Inc., et al., No. 071862 19 D's Pet Supplies, Inc. v. Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al., No. 07-14022 3
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DATE FILED 07/30/07 08/06/07 08/16/07 08/23/07 08/30/07 08/31/07 09/05/07 09/06/07 09/07/07 09/07/07 09/07/07 09/10/07 09/13/07 09/17/07 09/17/07 09/19/07 09/20/07 09/24/07 09/24/07

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# TITLE & NUMBER 20 Brian Barnard's Flooring America, Inc. v. Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., et al., No. 072364 21 Hitch-It, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-1901 22 Champion Parts, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-4650 23 Polymerics, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 071902 24 The Classy Cook, d/b/a It's In The Kitchen, v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-4759 25 Mike Freeman Chevrolet-Buick, Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1817 26 Don Walter Kitchen Distributors, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07- 1939 27 Atlantis Caribbean Chemical Corporation. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1780 28 Zaza, Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 071803 29 Alternative Rubber & Plastics, Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1827 30 Casco Bay Imports, Inc. v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-0179 31 The Harman Press v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-6792 32 Nutex Manufacturing Co., LLC v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1886 33 Thompson Trading Co. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1885 34 Pacific Coast Systems v. YRC Worldwide, Inc., et al., No. 07-5369 35 BB Limited v. YRC Worldwide, Inc., et al., No.: 07-1920 36 Kraft Chemical Company v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No.: 07-0190 37 Soup Bases Loaded Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1411 38 Precix, Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1926 39 Ben Pearson Archery Co., Inc. v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1927 40 Brewton Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Longleaf Lighter v. AAA Cooper Transportation, et al., No. 07-1937

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DATE FILED 09/27/07 09/28/07 09/28/07 09/28/07 10/02/07 10/03/07 10/03/07 10/03/07 10/05/07 10/10/07 10/10/07 10/18/07 10/19/07 10/19/07 10/19/07 10/24/07 10/24/07 10/25/07 10/25/07 10/25/07 10/26/07

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# TITLE & NUMBER 41 Alum-A-Lift v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-5555 42 William R. Jaworski v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-2103 43 Freeman Industries LLC v. Arkansas Best Corp., et al., No. 07-2118

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DATE FILED 10/31/07 11/02/07 11/05/07

Respectfully submitted, Dated: November 10, 2007 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP Paul T. Friedman 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2482 Gregory B. Koltun 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013-1024 By: s/Paul T. Friedman Paul T. Friedman Attorneys for Defendant United Parcel Service, Inc., and signing on behalf of Defendants ABF Freight System, Inc., Arkansas Best Corporation, Averitt Express, Inc., Con-Way Inc., Con-Way Freight, Inc., FedEx Corporation, FedEx Freight Corporation, Jevic Transportation, Inc., New England Motor Freight Inc., Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., R+L Carriers, Inc., SAIA, Inc., SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC, and YRC Worldwide Inc. MAYER BROWN LLP Richard J. Favretto 1909 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-1101 John Nadolenco 350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1503 Attorneys for Defendants Arkansas Best Corp. and ABF Freight System, Inc. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Margaret M. Zwisler 555 Eleventh Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004 Charles H. Samel 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071 MILLER & MARTIN PLLC G. Brian Jackson 1200 One Nashville Place 150 Fourth Avenue Nashville, TN 37219 Attorneys for Defendant Averitt Express, Inc.

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP JOEL S. SANDERS One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100 San Francisco, CA 94104 Attorneys for Defendants Con-Way Inc. and Con-Way Freight, Inc.

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP Samuel R. Miller 555 California Street, Suite 2000 San Francisco, CA 94104-1715 Steven A. Ellis Michelle B. Goodman 555 West Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 Attorneys for Defendants FedEx Corp. and FedEx Freight Corp.

MORGAN, LEWIS, & BOCKIUS, LLP William P. Quinn, Jr. Mark P. Edwards 1701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 Attorneys for Defendant Jevic Transportation, Inc.

JONES DAY Richard G. Stuhan North Point 901 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1190 Christopher R. Farrell 51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001-2113 Attorneys for Defendant New England Motor Freight, Inc.

INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE GROUP, P.C. Guillermo Marrero 600 West Broadway, Suite 1520 San Diego, CA 92101 CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP LEIV H. BLAD 2001 K St., N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Attorneys for Defendant Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. BRYAN CAVE LLP W. Perry Brandt One Kansas City Place 1200 Main Street, Suite 3500 Kansas City, MO 64105-2100 Attorneys for Defendants SAIA, Inc. and SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC David B. Hall 1600 Wachovia Tower 420 North 20th Street Birmingham, AL 35203 John G. Calender Lincoln Square 555 Eleventh Street, N.W., Sixth Floor Washington, D.C. 20004 Attorneys for Defendant R+L Carriers, Inc. HOWREY LLP Robert G. Abrams Sean Boland Stephen Weissman 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 David G. Meyer 550 South Hope Street, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attorneys for Defendant YRC Worldwide Inc. 6
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