Supreme Court Finds Brokers Liable for Famine, War, and Plague

Washington DC In a landmark 9–0 decision certain to redefine broker liability, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that freight brokers may now be held responsible for famine, war, plague, and most other perils afflicting mankind. “For decades, brokers have misunderstood the phrase ‘cradle to grave’ as applying only to freight,” wrote Chief Justice Roberts in […]