Beyond 'Montgomery': A $604M Verdict Signals the Next Chapter in Freight Broker Liability
By holding that state-law negligence claims involving motor vehicle safety are not categorically preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, the Supreme Court allowed those claims to proceed—but it stopped short of defining the scope of a broker's duty of care. That question is now playing out in trial courts.
By holding that state-law negligence claims involving motor vehicle safety are not categorically preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, the Supreme Court allowed those claims to proceed—but it stopped short of defining the scope of a broker's duty of care. That question is now playing out in trial courts.
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