{"id":4048,"date":"2024-04-09T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/?p=4048"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:10:13","slug":"re-investigation-of-potential-class-action-lawsuit-against-safe-ship-moving-services-vellar-holdings-llc-roger-vellar-and-stanley-drinkard-7789-nw-beacon-square-blvd-101-boca-raton-fl-33487","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/?p=4048","title":{"rendered":"Re: Investigation of Potential Class Action Lawsuit Against Safe Ship Moving Services, Vellar Holdings LLC, Roger Vellar, and Stanley Drinkard 7789 NW Beacon Square Blvd #101, Boca Raton, FL 33487"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our firm is currently investigating and evaluating the potential for a nationwide class action lawsuit against Safe Ship Moving Services, its parent entity Vellar Holdings LLC, and its principals Roger Vellar and Stanley Drinkard (collectively referred to as \u201cSafe Ship\u201d) based on allegations of widespread fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the interstate household goods moving brokerage industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The potential claims include, without limitation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Imposition of unauthorized, excessive, or hidden fees, penalties, charges, or fines on motor carriers and independent owner-operators when shipments reportedly exceed initial weight or volume estimates;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilization of deliberately understated or inaccurate weight\/volume estimates to book shipments, followed by demands for additional payments from carriers as a condition for future load assignments;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coercive or extortionate demands for payments from carriers (including to dispatchers such as \u201cAsya\u201d or other staff) in return for ongoing access to load opportunities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breaches of carrier contracts, unjust enrichment, violations of federal and state unfair competition and consumer protection laws, and possible racketeering (RICO) claims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your business has experienced any of the foregoing conduct (or comparable practices) by Safe Ship Moving Services \/ Vellar Holdings LLC between 2020 and the present, you may qualify to join as a class member and seek recovery of damages, such as reimbursement of improper charges, compensation for lost income, and applicable statutory or treble damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, if you are a current or former employee who was provided with work schedules, penalized for tardiness, or otherwise treated as an employee while classified as a 1099 independent contractor, we are interested in information regarding these employment practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next Steps \/ How to Participate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please respond to this correspondence or contact the undersigned attorney directly <a href=\"mailto:jonabate96@gmail.com\">jonabate96@gmail.com<\/a> by no later than January 31, 2026, if you are interested in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Being evaluated for potential inclusion in the proposed class;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submitting relevant documents, records, or evidence to support the allegations; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussing eligibility as a co-lead plaintiff or representative plaintiff.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All information shared will be maintained in strict confidence and protected by the attorney-client privilege to the maximum extent allowed by law. There is no fee or obligation associated with an initial inquiry or participation at this preliminary stage. We appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to any response you may provide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our firm is currently investigating and evaluating the potential for a nationwide class action lawsuit against Safe Ship Moving Services, its parent entity Vellar Holdings LLC, and its principals Roger Vellar and Stanley Drinkard (collectively referred to as \u201cSafe Ship\u201d) based on allegations of widespread fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the interstate household &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4049,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4048\/revisions\/4049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esportsgram.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}