The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on May 14 that a man who lost a leg in a traffic accident may sue the logistics company that was involved in hiring the truck driver who hit him.
Justices held that federal law does not insulate freight brokers from state negligence lawsuits when they contract unsafe trucking companies.
The decision could have an impact on the trucking industry, exposing freight brokers to liability they previously thought they were shielded from by federal law.
The ruling was not on the merits of the man’s lawsuit, but it allows him to move forward in the lower courts….