Ragsdale Liggett partner, John Nunnally, along with Mike Bassett of Chartwell Law, Dallas office, delivered a significant webinar on behalf of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Transportation Law Section entitled “Broker Liability After Montgomery: What Every Defense Lawyer Must Do Now.” The webinar was a deep dive analysis of the US Supreme Court’s recent Montgomery decision, which held that federal law does not preempt state specific safety related claims against brokers. This new environment reshapes the broker exposure and impacts shipper broker contracts, carrier vetting, and insurer defense strategies. As experienced trucking litigators, Mike and John deal with these issues regularly. In addition to analyzing the decision, they discussed immediate steps that the industry must take, as well as long-term strategies for successfully defending these claims.

DRI, the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation is recognized for exceptional educational programing. John Nunnally has defended trucking companies in litigation for over 30 years. He serves on DRI’s trucking law committee and frequently presents timely legal topics to organizations supporting both the trucking sector and other defense counsel groups. He is among other litigators in the firm who defend the industry in personal and catastrophic injury, property damage and cargo claims and represent trucking and logistic companies and insurers in North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia.