A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a case involving broker liability leaves that question unresolved among the circuit courts.
In this edition: The Supreme Court is petitioned to rule on freight brokers and F4A, and it’s been a rough year for brokerages.
A request for the Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling could bring clarity to conflicting decisions across multiple courts about broker liability.
Coyote Logistics won a legal battle over liability, but the victory may have repercussions beyond this particular case.
Regulators are leveraging their power to once again weigh in on state laws affecting truck drivers.
Two completely different approaches taken by two different circuit courts over broker liability could result in another trip to the Supreme Court on the issue.
Inside this edition: Appeals court rules in favor of Landstar
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the California Trucking Association’s request to rehear the decision that lifted the injunction against California’s independent contractor law.
