District Court (Minn.) Allows “Negligent Entrustment” Loophole to Get Around Graves Amendment
In Russ v. XPO Logistics, LLC, No. 19-2719(DSD/JFD), 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145938, at *22-25 (D. Minn. Aug. 16, 2022), Judge Dotv ruled on whether a lessor of a commercial motor coach could be liable on a negligent entrustment theory, allowing the claim to survive summary judgment. Plaintiff also alleges that KLE negligently entrusted its equipment to Ecklund. Negligent entrustment… Read More