On May 28, in Flowers Foods Inc. v. Brock, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a worker transporting goods can qualify for the Federal Arbitration Act’s Section 1 exemption without crossing state lines or interacting with vehicles that do.
Alejandra manages commercial litigation cases from start to finish, guiding clients through every stage—from initial filings, discovery, and motions, all the way to trial or settlement. She is experienced with a wide variety of business disputes, particularly those that involve contracts and commercial intentional torts.
A nationwide blockade conducted by Mexican trucking and agricultural transport groups on April 6, 2016—due to concerns with fraud and theft in the supply chain—disrupted major freight corridors across at least 20 Mexican states, impacting highways connecting Mexico City, industrial centers, ports, and key U.S.-Mexico border crossings. Though the blockade ended in only two days…