by Editor | Sep 28, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Remotely located contract terms: incorporated tariffs, rules, terms and conditions, and other documents Agreements governing transportation relationships can be as complex as the myriad service details, issues, risks, business...
by Editor | Aug 5, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Spring cleaning at the ports: a summary of recent legislative and regulatory attention directed at the wharves. This spring saw quite a bit of activity in the administration of U.S. seaports, regionally and nationally, in response...
by Editor | Mar 27, 2015 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, one of the most active and authoritative courts addressing maritime law issues, recently ruled on a consignee’s motion to dismiss claims of a non-vessel operating...
by Editor | Dec 18, 2014 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Arbitration clauses can’t be unconscionable, at least within the Ninth Circuit. As with many other industries, shipping and logistics contracts quite frequently contain mandatory arbitration clauses designed to expedite and avoid...
by Editor | Oct 26, 2014 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA NVOCCs must require original bill of lading for delivery, and failure to do so is an FMC-actionable Shipping Act violation. Yes, a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), standing in the shoes for most legal purposes as a...
by Editor | Jul 29, 2014 | Legal Lookout
Steve Block, Foster Pepper PLLC, USA Holding Vessels Liable for their Owners’ Debt: a Couple Illustrative Cases The venerable maritime law concept that vessels are “folks” responsible and liable for their own debts is centuries old, at least in its earliest forms. It...
