CARGO CLAIMS, GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIMS, WORKER’S COMP CLAIMS, PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS AND LAWSUITS, RESERVATION OF RIGHTS LETTERS

• Reviewing and overseeing transportation issues, claims, and lawsuits
• Warehouse and cargo claims issues, assessments and oversight
• Overseeing, reviewing, and managing litigation involving transportation carriers throughout the United States
• Assisting outside litigation counsel in the drafting of responses to discovery and other court motions on behalf of transportation carriers
• Wrongful death and personal injury actions involving a carrier-involved accident, wherein plaintiffs are seeking in excess of carriers’ insurance coverage
• Worker’s Compensation claims and lawsuits
• Addressing and managing Reservation of Rights letters issued by the insurance companies, and extensive review and management of those lawsuits involving a Reservation of Rights letter
• Class Action lawsuits, review and management
• Breach of Contract issues and lawsuits

STATE OR FEDERAL AUDITS, 3RD PARTY AUDITS OR LAWSUITS INVOLVING 3RD PARTY AGENT

• California EDD audits and other issues related to party owner operators and other 3rd party agents
• State Fund audits and other issues related to party owner operators and other 3rd party agents
• Owner Operator vs. employee status issues and lawsuits instituted by private attorney for non-payment of wages to owner operator
• Owner Operator Safety issues and compliance
• DOD lawsuits, review and management
• General Attorney lawsuits, specifically overseeing the handling of anti-trust litigation

OTHER LAWSUITS AND BANKRUPTCY

• Lawsuits involving liability outside of insurance coverage, including breach of contract by or against transportation company
• Collections, specifically addressing those issues of collection by or against a carrier, broker, sub-carrier, freight forwarder, etc.
• Bankruptcy issues, including the shutting down of a carrier, addressing insurance related issues and debtor/creditor claims

INSURANCE RELATED MATTERS

• Establishing and reviewing reserves maintained by clients who have Self-Insured Retentions
• Reviewing and addressing those claims that have a high reserve established by an insurance company with an intent to lower the reserve, if applicable
• Extensive interaction with a carrier’s insurance company(s) to oversee insurance coverage when applicable
• Maintaining interpersonal relationships with insurance companies’ representatives to insure the proper assessments of carriers’ claims with its insurance carrier in an attempt to maintain a lower yearly premium