Dispute Resolution
For some of our clients, transportation law means litigation. Benesch lawyers have successfully prosecuted and defended cargo claims, freight bill collection matters, bankruptcies and other issues.
For instance, international multi-modal transportation can be exceedingly complex. We have represented an international ocean freight forwarder in a dispute with a large American importer of Brazilian shoes in connection with a shipping container that arrived empty in Ohio. Parties included several motor carriers, a railroad, and an ocean vessel. The matter was litigated in both the US and Brazil. We took advantage of international conventions regarding service of process to make two Brazilian companies parties to the lawsuit. Our proven experience in handling these types of complex freight claims ensures that your legal expenses are minimized and permits you to focus on growing your company.
Experience
- Successfully represented a drug distributor sued by a intrastate courier for various business torts.
- Successfully prosecuted and defended various cases throughout the country involving freight charges.
- Won summary judgment in federal court in favor of a defendant shipper who had been sued for negligent/reckless loading that allegedly caused a catastrophic accident.
- Negotiated multimillion dollar warehousing services dispute for a company operating throughout the United States.
- Successfully defended numerous cases throughout the country involving claims against carriers and transportation intermediaries arising from damaged, lost or delayed freight.
- Provide strategic advice to motor carriers, surface freight forwarders, surface transportation brokers, air freight forwarders, ocean transportation intermediaries and other intermediaries.
