Top Transportation Rulings: Midyear 2026 Report

By Linda Chiem · July 17, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT

U.S. Supreme Court rulings determining that freight brokers can face state-based negligence lawsuits and that last-mile drivers can also be exempt from arbitration are among the biggest court decisions of the...

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Case Information

Case Title

Benavides v. Tesla, Inc

Case Number

1:21-cv-21940

Court

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit

Personal Inj. Prod. Liability

Date Filed

May 25, 2021


Case Title

Metropolitan Transportation Authority et al v. Duffy et al

Case Number

1:25-cv-01413

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

February 19, 2025


Case Title

Flowers Foods, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Angelo Brock

Case Number

24-935

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3710 Fair Labor Standards Act

Date Filed

February 28, 2025


Case Title

Shawn Montgomery, Petitioner v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, et al.

Case Number

24-1238

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3350 Motor Vehicle

Date Filed

June 04, 2025


Case Title

County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

Case Number

25-1963

Court

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit

 

Date Filed

August 14, 2025