OEC Freight (NY) Inc. v. Y&N Building Supply US LLC et al

A federal court referred OEC Freight (NY) Inc. v. Y&N Building Supply US LLC to mediation by order dated April 20, 2026.

The case, docketed as 25-cv-25781, is active but has no assigned judge on record. The referral to mediation is the only substantive docket event so far.

OEC Freight (NY) Inc. is the plaintiff. Y&N Building Supply US LLC and unnamed additional defendants are on the other side.

The underlying dispute has not been detailed in available filings, but the case caption and party names suggest a freight or shipping contract gone wrong — a carrier or freight forwarder claiming unpaid charges, damaged goods, or a breach of a logistics agreement against a building supply company.

The mediation referral at this early stage is notable. Courts typically send cases to mediation after some initial briefing, but a referral this soon — with no judge yet assigned and no answer on record — suggests either a standing local rule requiring early ADR or a sua sponte push by the clerk's office. Either way, the parties are now on the clock to select a mediator and schedule a session.

The docket is thin. No complaint text, no answer, no scheduling order is visible in the available record. That limits what can be said about the legal theories in play.

If this follows the standard freight dispute pattern, OEC likely claims breach of contract and possibly unjust enrichment for unpaid freight charges. Y&N's defenses — short delivery, cargo damage, or a rate dispute — remain unknown.

The case was filed in 2025, which means it has been pending for some months without visible activity before the April 2026 mediation order. That gap may mean the parties were negotiating privately, or it may simply reflect a slow-moving docket. The absence of an assigned judge is unusual and worth watching — it may resolve once mediation concludes or if the case returns to active litigation.