New Pilot Suit Filed Days Before Settlement Hearing

A Knox County trucking firm has filed suit against Pilot Flying J and a former sales executive of the company who already has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a federal rebate fraud probe, The Tennessean reports. The suit comes just days before a federal judge is scheduled to hold a hearing on a proposed $72 million settlement of rebate fraud charges against Pilot. The so-called fairness hearing on that proposal will take place Monday in Little Rock, Ark. The new suit, brought by Moore Freight Services of Mascot, outlines the company’s complaint and why it decided to opt out of the settlement.