ALEXANDRIA, VA - Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) President & CEO Tom James testified before Congress Sept. 28 in support of preservation of the existing federal law, known as the Graves/Boucher Law, which preempts states from imposing vicarious liability on owners of rented and leased vehicles.
Graves Law Preemption of Vicarious Liability Affirmed by U.S. Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit invoked the federal Graves Law in ruling that a vehicle lessor could not be held vicariously liable on the sole basis of vehicle ownership.