Establishing Vicarious Liability Against Amazon in Delivery Driver Lawsuits

The Velvet Hammer™ Podcast

Chapters
0:00
Welcome And CLE Ground Rules
4:10
Why Amazon Delivery Cases Matter
8:35
Last Mile Delivery And Public Road Risk
13:00
The Coverage Limit Trap In Mediation
16:10
Amazon Logistics And Offloading Risk
21:15
Discovery Stonewalling And Sanctions Strategy
26:10
Who To Sue And How Entities Hide
30:05
Turning Drivers And DSPs Against Amazon
34:25
Wait On The Driver Deposition
38:15
Cracking The App And Camera Data
43:00
Training Failures That Prove Control
46:15
Vicarious Liability Factors That Win
50:00
Middle Mile Parallels And Long Haul Risk
51:40
Litigation Nastiness And Building Damages
55:15
PI Surveillance Story And Court Blowback
58:45
Q&A On DSP Costs And Key Witnesses
1:00:05
Sharing Discovery Requests And Closing
The Velvet Hammer™ Podcast
Establishing Vicarious Liability Against Amazon in Delivery Driver Lawsuits
Apr 01, 2026 Season 6 Episode 12
Karen Koehler and Mo Hamoudi

Recorded Live on March 24, 2026 

Karen Koehler and Mo Hamoudi bring their Velvet Hammer Podcast style to another important CLE. Learn why you should not take Amazon’s word for how much insurance is available in a delivery crash case. And why Amazon cannot insulate itself from liability by claiming its drivers are independent contractors.

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