"Freight Claims - Filing and Recovery"

 (May 2003)

by John T. Harvey

William J. Augello, contributing author

This popular text has been widely used in the Council's seminar programs that are presented around the country every year and covers the basic legal principles of carrier liability for loss, damage and delay.

 Contains:

• The basics of carrier liability: the common law, federal and state statutes, contracts of carriage, tariff rules, government regulations and laws governing international shipments. 

• Terms and conditions of the Uniform Straight Bill of Lading, carrier defenses to liability, and tariff provisions limiting carrier liability.

• Practical suggestions for preparing, filing and negotiating claims, and useful information on time limits, documentation, declinations and remedies such as arbitration and litigation.

• Liability of brokers, freight forwarders, third-party logistics providers and other intermediaries.

• Liability rules governing international shipments -- import and export issues.

• 165 pages, including numerous appendices with relevant statutes, regulations, forms and other reference materials.