Freight broker & logistics liability
The company that chooses the carrier owns the choice.
Brokers decide which carrier gets the load, what it is paid, and how it is monitored — then disclaim responsibility when the choice goes wrong. The truth lives in their own systems: the safety data on the screen at booking, the vetting rules they wrote and waived, and the rate that made a safe delivery impossible.
The system behind the selection.
Since 2024 we have invested deeply — and, with our partners, millions of dollars — into researching the multibillion-dollar U.S. freight brokers whose record profits have been fueled by putting the lowest-cost motor carriers on the road: vetting criteria tuned for margin instead of safety, “chameleon” carriers that reincarnate under new DOT numbers, double-brokered loads no one is watching, and rates set below the cost of operating legally. That work has included an extensive international investigation and civil RICO litigation against multiple freight brokers — among the first cases of their kind in the country.
In May of 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided the Montgomery case, rejecting the brokers' claim that they cannot be held responsible for the negligent selection of motor carriers. Even after that historic loss, brokers remain determined to defend these practices — so proving a broker's knowledge, control, and profit still takes industry insider expertise and a discovery playbook built for it: carrier onboarding files, TMS audit trails, check-call recordings, tracking data, rate confirmations, and the retention policies that make evidence quietly disappear.
Working backward
Questions we investigate.
- 01Who selected the carrier, and what safety information was on the screen at the moment of booking?
- 02What did the broker's own vetting rules require — and when were they waived, and for whom?
- 03Is the “carrier” a reincarnation of an unsafe company that should never have been back on the road?
- 04What did the rate make inevitable — and who kept the spread?
- 05Where are the check calls, the tracking pings, the onboarding file, and the audit trail — and why are pieces missing?
For plaintiff firms.
If the known carrier, the coverage, or the operating story does not fully explain the loss, the broker layer is where to look — before limitations and procedural deadlines quietly narrow the case. Wren Cook participates in the joint Of Counsel team at Freight Carrier Claims, combining trial leadership, jury strategy, freight investigation, and data analysis.
Two ways to bring us a case.
For attorneys
Association, referral, or trial-team support on a catastrophic case.
For families
If you have lost someone, or someone you love will never be the same, talk with us. No cost, no obligation, and no pressure to decide anything today.