Yahoo

Strange bedfellows as states say brokers not protected under ‘safety exception’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue states and red states have come together over the issue of broker liability. (Photo: Jim Allen\FreightWaves) It isn’t often ...
Law

Weighing In on a Split: State Appellate Court Clarifies Safety Exceptions Against Trucking Brokers

“We conclude Congress intended to preserve a state’s ability to provide for safety on its roadways by maintaining an individual’s access to the remedy of a common-law negligence claim following a ...
Charlotte Observer

NC is on the brink of changing its mask laws. Here’s what the bill would do.

After weeks of debating changes to current state law on masking in public, GOP lawmakers have settled on compromise language that House and Senate Republicans agree on. The changes were originally ...
JD Supra

California Court of Appeals Limits the Safety Exception of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (“FAAAA”)

Across the Country, Federal and State Courts have wrestled with the interpretation of a federal statute which could preempt state common law claims against brokers, carriers and freight forwarders.
JD Supra

Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Circuit Split on Broker Liability Under FAAAA Safety Exception

Freight broker liability under the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) is once again before the U.S. Supreme Court, with two new petitions for certiorari—Total Quality Logistics ...