Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC

The Court holds that a state common-law negligent-hiring claim against a transportation broker is not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, because the Act's safety exception preserves state authority to regulate motor-vehicle safety — including the ordinary-care duty owed by those who choose which carrier will move goods on the highway. CASE: Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC AUTHOR: Barrett, J. DECIDED: 2026-05-14 OPINION: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1238_1b7d.pdf AI DISCLOSURE: The voices in this podcast are AI-generated. The narration is produced by a machine-learning voice synthesis model. Tone, inflection, pacing, and emphasis are artifacts of the model and should not be attributed to any individual. The text being read is the majority opinion as published by the Supreme Court of the United States with light adaptations to improve readability.