In January 2026, Amazon.com and Wayfair filed an amicus brief in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC asking the Supreme Court to do something specific. They asked the Court to hold that shippers - not just brokers - were protected from state-law negligent-selection claims by…
I have been watching the trucking industry respond to Montgomery v. Caribe Transport since the opinion dropped on May 14. Eight days in, the pattern is clear. The brokers, their trade association, the insurers, and the Wall Street analysts who cover them are all saying versions…
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a unanimous ruling that changes the legal landscape for every truck accident victim in this country. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), every member of the Court agreed that federal…
By Joshua Rubenstein, Louisiana Truck Injury Attorney | Blake Jones Law Firm, LLC | Licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Washington & Alaska Attorney Joshua Rubenstein focuses his practice on commercial trucking accidents and complex personal injury cases, representing injured Louisiana families in claims against motor…
By Joshua Rubenstein, Louisiana Trucking Injury Attorney | Blake Jones Law Firm, LLC | Licensed in Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, Washington & Alaska More than 100 people die every week in crashes involving large commercial trucks. That number — more than 5,000 deaths per year —…