The Chartwell Chronicles: Trucking
Case In Point: Recent Developments in Employment Law
A new Illinois appellate case, Kaipust v. Echo Global Logistics, Inc., 2025 IL App (1st) 240530-U, has analyzed whether Illinois state law tort claims against freight brokers can proceed or whether they are pre-empted by...more
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari review in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, 124 F.4th 1053 (7th Cir.), cert. granted, No. 24-1238, (U.S. Oct. 3, 2025), to resolve a split among the circuits regarding whether a...more
On Friday October 3, 2025, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, a case that stands to reshape the legal landscape for freight brokers nationwide. At issue is whether federal...more
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
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
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
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