During the last decade, the insurance industry has responded to the growing third party logistics industry with a variety of insurance products that are marketed to brokers as protection for cargo claims. For those who are not familiar with the “real world” contract obligations and duties assumed
Read more →Recent announcements of bankruptcy by some shippers, carriers and 3PLs have for several clients raised the issue of preference claims that may yet be asserted by the trustee for such companies. Depending upon the nature of your relationship with such bankrupt companies, you may receive such a
Read more →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
Read more →Paul Stewart BBA, MA, JD Logistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies, Shippers and Carriers; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Counsel 1. First, and foremost, if you are a broker of transportation (truck, intermodal, etc) you cannot leave any doubt with your shipper as to
Read more →Paul Stewart, BBA, MA, JD Logistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies, Shippers and Carriers; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Counsel Most shippers are unaware of the potential liability to pay freight charges twice, until faced with a demand by a carrier who was not
Read more →Paul Stewart BBA, MA, JD Logistics and Transportation Law/Commercial Transactions- Representing National Logistics Companies, Shippers and Carriers; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate Counsel Are you prepared for their future consequences? How are you handling this issue? 1. Originally, fair indemnity agreements only required that each party
Read more →Paul Stewart_Commentary on CSA 2010
Read more →Over the last thirty years, there never has been a more confused doctrine than the current “duty of reasonable care” faced by transportation brokers, third-party logistics companies and shippers as they select carriers for transport. The confusion in what was once reasonable and well understood law has
Read more →An unreported U. S. District Court of New Jersey decision (2012) has recently come to my attention, and deserves comment on how notice of cargo claims may/may not be provided to carriers. The case involved a shipper providing their only notice of a cargo claim by email.
Read more →Recent announcements of bankruptcy by some shippers, carriers and 3PLs have for several clients raised the issue of preference claims that may yet be asserted by the trustee for such companies. Depending upon the nature of your relationship with such bankrupt companies, you may receive such a
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