A group of dairy truck drivers sued their employer, Maine-based Oakhurst Dairy, for over $10 million in unpaid overtime.
Sources
- A Missing Oxford Comma Just Changed the Course of a Court Case (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.bangordailynews.com/2018/02/08/news/drivers-and-oxford-comma-come-up-big-in-dairy-lawsuit-settlement/ (bangordailynews.com)
- https://www.sunjournal.com/2017/03/14/court-keeps-alive-lawsuit-by-oakhurst-dairy-drivers/ (sunjournal.com)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/think-commas-don-t-matter-omitting-one-cost-maine-dairy-n847151 (nbcnews.com)
- https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dairy_company_settles_overtime_suit_that_hinged_on_lack_of_oxford_comma (abajournal.com)
- https://www.ms.uky.edu/~readdy/391/NYTimes.2017.03.16.oxford.comma.pdf (ms.uky.edu)
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