TX Court Shields Home Depot, WWEX-Auctane Merger, & FedEx Expands Dutch Hub | The Morning Minute
In this episode, we kick things off with a major legal victory for shippers facing liability exposure in Texas. Just one day after Alabama's Supreme Court expanded broker liability in safety incidents, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Home Depot cannot be held liable for a fatal crash involving Werner Enterprises. The court determined that simply hiring an independent contractor to haul freight does not create tort liability for the shipper, effectively blocking sweeping safety claims untethered from control or conduct. Next, we explore a blockbuster consolidation reshaping how small and…
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