Brokers, Transportation Industry, Appellate Courts

Supreme Court of the United States Agrees to Address Whether the FAAAA Preempts Negligence Claims Against Freight Brokers

Amundsen Davis LLC on 10/6/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States will finally settle the circuit court split around the country and address whether state common law claims for negligent hiring/selection are indeed preempted by the Federal Aviation...more

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

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP on 10/3/2025

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. The Federal Aviation...more

A California Court of Appeal Weighs in on FAAAA Preemption and Sets Aside Miller

Hanson Bridgett on 9/30/2025

Transportation industry services providers (and their attorneys) have kept close watch on court decisions with respect to preemption of state law negligence claims against motor carriers and brokers. The split among circuits...more

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

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/21/2025

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 (TQL) v. Cox and...more

7th Circuit Again Upholds Preemption of Negligent Hiring Claims Against a Freight Broker

Amundsen Davis LLC on 1/10/2025

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued another important ruling for brokers, upholding that a claim for negligent hiring against a freight broker was preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration...more

Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad: The Seventh Circuit Enters a Huge Win for the Freight Brokerage Industry

Benesch on 7/19/2023

The freight brokerage industry began humming Meat Loaf’s 1977 power ballad earlier today when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit became the third federal appellate court to consider the extent to which...more