safety-exception

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-145 Total Quality Logistics, LLC v. Robert Cox, as Personal Representative and Special Administrator of the Estate of Greta Cox Sixth Circuit 2025-08-06 Pending Amici (2) federal-transportation-law freight-broker motor-carrier negligence-claim preemption safety-exception Whether a common-law negligence claim against a freight broker for selecting a motor carrier is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Autho…
24-1238 Shawn Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al. Seventh Circuit 2025-06-04 Granted Amici (19)Relisted (2) common-law motor-carrier negligent-selection preemption safety-exception transportation-law Does § 14501(c) preempt a state common-law claim against a broker for negligently selecting a motor carrier or driver?
24-592 Katia Gauthier, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Peter Gauthier, and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Minors D.G. and N.G. v. Total Quality Logistics, LLC Eleventh Circuit 2024-12-02 Denied freight-broker-liability motor-carrier-preemption negligent-hiring safety-exception transportation-regulation wrongful-death-claim Whether a wrongful death or personal injury claim against a freight broker based on negligent hiring of an unsafe motor carrier falls within the safet…
23-475 Ying Ye, as Representative of the Estate of Shawn Lin, Deceased v. GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc. Seventh Circuit 2023-11-06 Denied Amici (1) federal-aviation-administration-authorization-act freight-broker motor-carrier motor-vehicle negligent-hiring personal-injury preemption safety-exception Whether a personal injury claim against a freight broker based on the broker's negligent hiring of an unsafe motor carrier to transport property by mo…