The $604 Million Freight Broker Liability Verdict
"C.H. Robinson does not employ drivers." - C.H. Robinson Chief Legal Officer Dorothy Capers
This May, two courts drew a new line for freight brokerage liability. The U.S. Supreme Court stripped brokers of a federal defense they had leaned on for years. The Texas Supreme Court turned around and told Home Depot it wasn't liable for a fatal crash involving a carrier hauling its freight.
Two companies, both a step removed from the truck. Opposite outcomes. The difference came down to control.
And then, in July, a separate jury found that C.H. Robinson might be responsible for the actions of a…
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