Cargo Law
A focus on motor truck transportation
Holmes & Wiseley, P.C. represent commercial transportation clients during disputes and with legal issues pertaining to cargo law. Our focus is exclusively on motor truck transportation, but we also touch on other forms of transportation including rail.
Litigating cargo claims
From factory to warehouse to store shelves, cargo loads pass through many different vessels and are under the care and supervision of multiple parties. When something goes wrong, pinpointing the cause of the problem and the responsible party can be a legally complex and challenging problem.
Our firm helps clients litigate disputes pertaining to cargo claims:
- Spoiled, lost & damaged goods
- Load-and-count issues
- Seal integrity & security breaches
- Safety and load regulations
Matters of cargo law are not often isolated incidents. They can also accompany larger events, such as trucking accidents and contractual breaches between business entities. Our lawyers isolate the legal issues and help protect our clients from the negative effects of business disputes by defending against challenging lawsuits.
International cargo attorneys
Our firm stands out because of its legal abilities to manage all aspects of both national and international cargo disputes. How the law applies to your unique problem can be subject to several different legal jurisdictions depending on where the incident took place and who was involved.
Our cargo attorneys promptly address all issues of our clients’ claims:
- Investigating the allegations
- Documenting load/safety evidence
- Isolating pertinent information
- Indentifying at-fault parties
- Reviewing contracts
- Filing a lawsuit
- Defending our clients in court
- Negotiating settlements in alternate dispute resolution forums
- Revising existing arrangements to protect against future disputes
We rely on a solid foundation of hands-on legal knowledge and practical experience representing transportation companies. Understanding the transportation trade and the regulations that determine cargo load capacities, safety regulations, and interstate/international regulations is what we offer our clients who need specialized counsel.
