As a firm specializing in representing employees and dedicated to fighting for workers’ rights, Biller & Kimble, LLC, is thrilled to share a major win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. In the case of Mighell v. HPG Pizza I, LLC , et al, our team successfully argued to overturn a lower court ruling that dismissed a delivery driver’s claims for lack of standing. The Tenth Circuit’s decision clarifies a key principle of Article III standing in FLSA cases involving unreimbursed vehicle expenses.
On July 16, 2026, Biller & Kimble filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Samatha Yeager, a pizza delivery driver at a Domino’s franchise store in Michigan.
On March 12, 2024, the Sixth Circuit federal court of appeals issued its decision on two lawsuits alleging that pizza companies under-reimbursed their delivery drivers. The decision charts a new course for businesses and these types of cases.
Biller & Kimble has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a pizza delivery driver in Illinois against one of Pizza Hut’s largest franchisees, the Hut American Group. The plaintiff worked for Pizza Hut in Springfield, Illinois, but seeks to represent all drivers nationwide who have worked for Hut American within the last three years.
On April 21, 2023, a pizza delivery driver at a Pizza Hut in Dallas, Georgia, filed a class action lawsuit against his former employer, MUY Pizza. MUY operated 352 Pizza Hut stores around the country until they sold in September 2021.
On February 13, 2023, a pizza delivery driver at a Pizza Hut in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, filed a class action lawsuit against her employer Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, and former employer Palo Alto, Inc., for unpaid wages. This lawsuit is named Echeverria v. Ayvaz Pizza, LLC.
It’s no surprise that business for contract travel nursing agencies has skyrocketed over the past two years. The gaps in the healthcare industry left by high staff turnover and worker burnout have been filled by short-term employees who travel between states in return for above-average pay.
On August 18, 2022, a Papa John’s employee filed suit against Apex Pizza Holdings LLC and the Heritage Partners’ Group, large franchise operators of Papa John’s stores. The lawsuit is called Opperman v. Apex Pizza Holdings LLC, et al.
On August 1, 2022, a Papa John’s employee filed suit against Yas Partners EV, Inc. and a variety of related entities, which operate a number of Papa John’s stores. The lawsuit is called Zurek v. Yas Partners EV, Inc. et al.
On February 9, 2022, a federal court granted preliminary approval of a settlement that will pay $1.5 million to the delivery drivers who worked at 5 Dayton, Ohio area Jet’s Pizza franchises from November 22, 2016 to August 31, 2020.
As many of you are aware, the attorneys at Biller & Kimble, LLC have spent the last six years fighting for our pizza delivery driver clients against the pizza industry. The battle is over how much mileage the companies need to reimburse the drivers for the employees having to use their cars. Today, we scored our biggest victory yet.
