05/19/08

"Freight Claims in Plain English"^©

(3^rd Ed. 1995)

by William J. Augello and George Carl Pezold

Since its first publication in 1979, and the second edition in 1982, the third edition of "Freight Claims in Plain English"  was completely revised and updated in 1995 to reflect legislation, court decisions and changes in the law relating to loss or damage to goods in transit and remains "the Bible" for thousands of transportation professionals.

Contains:

• In-depth coverage of surface carrier liability, interstate and intrastate commerce, common vs. contract carriage, bills of lading, burdens of proof, carrier defenses, damages, time limits and many more topics

• Practical help with claims procedures and administration, and a variety of specific claim problems

• Extensively revised sections on Liability of Freight Forwarders and Intermediaries, Limitations of Liability, Intermodal and Multimodal Liability, Warehouseman's Liability, Air Carrier Liability, Water Carrier Liability, and Liability of Mexican Motor Carriers

• Numerous Appendices containing full text of important statutes, government regulations, court decisions, forms and other valuable reference materials

• Over 1600 pages, in two volumes, with detailed Topical Index and Table of Authorities