Hu v. XPO Logistics: Court of Appeal offers a roadmap for defending California “broker-as-carrier” negligence claims

Jason HorstLitigation, Negligence Defense

In serious-accident litigation arising out of contractor-heavy supply chains, plaintiffs rarely stop with the driver and the motor carrier. They look upstream—often at a broker, platform, or logistics intermediary—and try to reframe that entity as the party that actually controlled the work. Hu v. XPO Logistics, LLC is a helpful company-side decision because it keeps the inquiry grounded: the Court …