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Preemption of Negligent Hiring Claims Against a Freight Broker Upheld by 7th Circuit

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In an important decision for freight brokers, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a ruling in Ye v. GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., No. 22-1805 (7th Cir. July 18, 2023), which held that a plaintiff’s claim for...more

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If At First You Don't Succeed, Try And Try Again: A Broker Is Finally Successful At A Federal Preemption Argument

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A recent ruling by Judge Ronald Guzman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois should have a significant impact on how brokers, and in some circumstances motor carriers, defend themselves in...more

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Court holds that federal standards of care pre-empt state law standards

Originally published in International Law Office on November 27 2012. A New York state trial court recently added another voice to the chorus of cases finding that federal law pre-empts state law standards of care in the...more

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