The transportation and logistics sector has always been one that is heavily regulated, both by pertinent federal agencies and by various state agencies. Although there is now a movement for selected deregulation by DOT, the...more
6/13/2025
/ Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ,
Corporate Liability ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Deregulation ,
FMCSA ,
Freight Forwarding ,
Liability ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Safety Standards ,
Shipping ,
Transportation Brokerage ,
Transportation Industry
We are now in the era of freedom of contract in the logistics arena. While contracts provide many protections to contracting parties, they can also be used offensively, to affirmatively protect legal rights. ...more
10/30/2024
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial Contracts ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Liability ,
Damages ,
Good Faith ,
Logistics ,
Misappropriation ,
Tortious Interference ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transportation Industry
Suffice it to say that the past year has been a very good year for brokers; in the courts, that is! While there have been several very favorable preemption decisions across the country, the preemption doctrine is not...more
7/15/2024
/ Agents ,
Bodily Injury ,
Brokers ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Corporate Liability ,
Independent Contractors ,
Liability ,
Motor Carriers ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Accident ,
Trucking Industry
Air carrier liability has been governed by international convention nearly since the inception of the technology. In 1903, the Wright Brothers infamously conducted powered flight at Kitty Hawk. In 1919, the first reported...more
9/14/2023
/ Air Carriers ,
Boycotts ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Corporate Liability ,
Defense Strategies ,
DFARS ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FMCSA ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co ,
Montreal Convention ,
Motor Carriers ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Warsaw Convention