Stay Ahead of the Curve on Broker Liability
The legal risks around broker liability are real – and continuing to evolve.
Questions around broker involvement in loads have led to lawsuits alleging that brokers are in fact motor carriers, or that brokers are in an agency relationship with motor carriers so they should be vicariously liable for motor carriers’ underlying negligence, and that brokers have negligently hired/selected motor carriers and their drivers.
Our team offers insights to help you make smart decisions and avoid liability landmines.
We partner with you to:
- Analyze regulations and contracts to minimize liability exposure, offering clarity amid complex, changing compliance requirements.
- Collaborate on motor carrier vetting and documentation best practices.
- Develop risk management strategies to reduce vicarious liability and negligent hiring/selection claims.
- Represent your interests in legal disputes as our litigators regularly and vigorously defend brokers pre-suit and in in court.
- Provide ongoing counsel as laws develop, proactively updating you on a shifting legal environment.
