No. 25-145

Total Quality Logistics, LLC v. Robert Cox, as Personal Representative and Special Administrator of the Estate of Greta Cox

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-06
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: federal-transportation-law freight-broker motor-carrier negligence-claim preemption safety-exception
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a common-law negligence claim alleged against a freight broker, based on the broker's selection of a motor carrier to provide transportation of cargo, is preempted because it does not fall within the safety exception in Section 14501(c)(2)(A).

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a common-law negligence claim against a freight broker for selecting a motor carrier is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act's safety exception

Docket Entries

2025-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-09-10
Reply of Total Quality Logistics, LLC submitted.
2025-09-10
Reply of petitioner Total Quality Logistics, LLC filed. (Distributed)
2025-09-05
Amicus brief of Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc. submitted.
2025-09-05
Amicus brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the National Retail Federation submitted.
2025-09-05
Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.
2025-09-05
Brief amicus curiae of Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc. filed.
2025-08-26
Brief of Robert Cox in opposition submitted.
2025-08-26
Brief of respondent Robert Cox in opposition filed.
2025-08-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 5, 2025)

Attorneys

National Retail Federation
Aaron Michael StreettBaker Botts, L.L.P., Amicus
Robert Cox
Adina H. RosenbaumPublic Citizen Litigation Group, Respondent
Total Quality Logistics, LLC
Kannon K. ShanmugamPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Petitioner
Transportation Intermediaries Association, Inc.
Marc S. BlubaughBenesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Amicus