Based on the popular 4th Edition of Freight Claims in Plain English, authored by George Carl Pezold & William J. Augello, which is often referred to as the “Bible” on freight claims. This is a “soup to nuts” seminar covering a wide range of issues and topics related to freight claims and freight claim recovery, such as the basics of liability for loss and damage to freight in transit, bills of lading, burdens of proof, defenses, damages, limitations of liability, time limits, liability of carriers, freight forwarders, warehousemen, and other intermediaries. It will define the liability of a broker for negligence, breach of contract or when a broker hold itself out to be a carrier. It will explain how to can assist your customer in filing a claim against a carrier, the measure of damages, and the proof required for a claim against a carrier.
Presented by Gerard F. Smith, Managing Partner, Pezold, Smith, Hirschmann, and Selvaggio LLC