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Supreme Court Rules Freight Brokers Can Be Sued for Negligent Hiring: The Supreme Court has unanimously decided that freight brokers can be held liable for negligent hiring, opening them up to lawsuits from states. This ruling comes after a trucker lost his leg in an Illinois crash caused by a bad driver from a carrier picked by broker C.H. Robinson. The courts decision revolves around the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Acts safety exception, which allows states to regulate motor vehicle safety. Brokers argue that this ruling will gut the law, but the justices have maintained that price and route rules remain intact while holding brokers accountable for safety.

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