This course is essential for supply chain and logistics professionals, at all levels, or anyone who has responsibility for pursuing or defending freight loss and damage claims on behalf of shippers, manufacturers, distributors, brokers, carriers and freight forwarders. It covers all aspects of freight claims from the basics of filing claims to more advanced topics such as legal liability and insurance. It includes valuable information and content that will assist and better prepare you to confidently resolve claims with legal and practical solutions.

Topics covered include:

• Liability under the Carmack Amendment
• Bills of lading, tariffs and contracts
• Burdens of proof
• Carrier Defenses
• Limitations of liability
• Time limits
• Broker liability for cargo claims after the US Supreme court decision in Montgomery v. Caribe
• Insurance policies required by motor carriers and policies available to Brokers
• Claim filing procedures
• Warehousemen Liability for negligence
• Understanding the Legal Framework of Air Cargo
• Ocean freight claims under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA)