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22 October 2026

Safety Should Be Provable, Not Just Compliant

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Safety Should Be Provable, Not Just Compliant

Register for Lytx’s Oct. 27 webinar on building a defensible safety record . Since 1994, many courts interpreted the Federal Aviation Administration Act (FAAAA) to shield brokers from state-law negligent hiring lawsuits, finding that such claims were preempted since they related to a broker’s services in arranging transportation. In May, the Supreme Court closed that door. In Montgomery v.

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