US District Judge Aleta A. Trauger of Nashville erred last year when she dismissed FedEx Ground Package System Inc.'s complaint against Route Consultant Inc. over. Route Consultant Inc. provides consultancy and brokerage services that are led by Spencer Patton, who was also a contractor for FedEx Ground, who owned several.

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FedEx sued Route Consultant, Patton’s consultancy, and canceled the Ground territory held by his 4 firms. The case has now worked its way through the federal court.