#vicarious-liability
(7 articles)Broker Liability Shift: Courts Now Hold Freight Companies Liable
A major legal shift is reshaping freight brokerage liability, with courts increasingly holding brokers responsible for carrier accidents through the doctrine of vicarious liability (respondeat superio
Texas Judge Affirms $600M Nuclear Verdict Against C.H. Robinson
A Texas judge has affirmed a $604 million judgment against C.H. Robinson stemming from a March 2021 fatal accident that killed three persons, including a driver employed by carrier Lupus Superior. The
Fifth Circuit Liability Ruling Threatens Broker Industry Standards
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision holding Penske Logistics vicariously liable for a fatal accident involving a driver employed by a carrier (OK Trans) several steps removed in a
Liability Fears Drive Carrier Vetting Demands in Brokerage Market
The $604 million C.H. Robinson vicarious liability verdict is fundamentally reshaping how shippers evaluate freight brokers. Rather than leading with rate negotiations, enterprise shippers now demand
TQL Wins Broker Liability Case: What Post-Montgomery Means
Total Quality Logistics secured a significant legal victory when a Colorado federal judge dismissed it as a defendant from a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a June 2024 incident in which steel be
Texas Courts Limit Shipper Liability: What 3PLs Need to Know
Texas courts have delivered successive blows to plaintiffs seeking to hold shippers vicariously liable for accidents involving carriers they did not directly hire. A recent Court of Appeals decision u
C.H. Robinson $604M Verdict: How Broker Liability Rules Just Changed
C.H. Robinson recently absorbed a $604 million verdict in a multi-fatality 2021 crash case, with a Dallas County jury finding the broker 23% liable under a novel vicarious liability theory, treating t