{"id":144220,"date":"2026-02-17T08:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=144220"},"modified":"2026-02-17T08:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:40:25","slug":"widening-a-circuit-split-fed-judge-sides-with-freight-broker-in-egg-negligence-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/02\/17\/widening-a-circuit-split-fed-judge-sides-with-freight-broker-in-egg-negligence-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Widening a Circuit Split: Fed. 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these deals crack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/947562734\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/2\/947562734\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fbshare20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Like on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/28\/947562734\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1080\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/fblike20.png?fit=1080%2C20&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Pin it!\" 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