Recent U.S. District Court Decision Gives Hope For Courts Returning to Duty of Reasonable Care for Brokers and Shippers in Selecting Carriers

Paul StewartLogistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies,Shippers and CarrierTop Contributor In, McComb v. Bugarin, et al., the U.S. District Court of Illinois ruled for the shipper in a case alleging negligent selection of a carrier, where the carrier had collided with the plaintiff’s car

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Carrier hit with $6 million judgment for stolen load

A U.S. District judge in Ohio on Aug. 26 awarded Westerville, Ohio-based broker Exel Inc. $5.9 million in its case against Southern Refrigerated Transport Inc. of Texarkana, Ark.  At issue was a 2008 shipment of pharmaceuticals stolen from a rest stop near Dickson, Tenn., while en route from Exel’s

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SHIPPERS, CARRIERS AND BROKERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RECENT DECISION BY U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, 11TH CIRCUIT…THIS CASE REQUIRES A CLOSE LOOK AT ALL BROKER/SHIPPER/CARRIER AGREEMENTS

Paul StewartLogistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies,Shippers and Carrier In UPS v Megatrux Trans, Inc., (May 8, 2014), the Cou August 5, 2014 SHIPPERS, CARRIERS AND BROKERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE RECENT DECISION BY U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, 11TH CIRCUIT…THIS CASE

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BROKERS UNDER MUCH MORE SCRUTINY AND POTENTIAL LIABILITY THAN EVER BEFORE, DUE TO MAP-21, AND IN PARTICULAR 49 U.S.C.14916.

  Paul Stewart  BBA, MA, JD Logistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies, Shippers and Carriers; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Counsel Much is uncertain about the full extent of penalty provisions of MAP-21 for unauthorized brokerage activity. But at a minimum, brokers will be

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