- Acted for the plaintiff in a breach of an Equipment Interchange Agreement, involving unpaid per diem fees, tickets, equipment damage, and migration fees, with damages exceeding six figures.
- Acted for the plaintiff in an air cargo damage claim against the carrier for breach of duty as carrier and bailee, resulting in lost and damaged cargo worth $1,256,253.59.
- Acted for the plaintiff in a multimodal cargo damage claim involving air and road transport from Frankfurt to Milwaukee. The cargo, initially in good order, sustained transit-related damage during the final trucking leg, leading to a claim against the defendant. The total loss amounted to $1,326,134.60, highlighting key liability issues in multimodal transport.
- Led the investigation and initiated legal proceedings against a warehouse/container yard operator regarding the security of approximately $1.5 million worth of tech equipment stolen from the yard. The theft occurred when an imposter truck arrived for pick-up, highlighting serious security breaches.
COMMODITIES
We provide expertise across the full spectrum of transportation and logistics law. A particular area of focus for our US team is defending claims involving significant personal injuries and fatalities.
Lawyers at Floyd Zadkovich have the experience and know-how to investigate the incident, identify critical defences at an early stage, and protect the interests and assets of our clients. Our attorneys regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, achieving excellent results as efficiently as possible.
TRANSPORT / LOGISTICS
Floyd Zadkovich is a trusted advisor to global and domestic leaders in the road transportation and logistics sector, advising participants at each stage of the logistics chain. We represent terminal operators, freight forwarders, liner and ro-ro operators, road and rail carriers, transportation brokers, warehouse operators, and their insurers.
We are regularly engaged in cargo damage and loss cases, whether due to theft, road accidents, or other causes, whether the goods are in transit or stored in a warehouse. We also handle breach of contract disputes arising from transportation and logistics agreements, including claims for unpaid fees, equipment damage, failure to return leased assets, and other commercial disputes.
PERSONAL INJURY
A major part of our US Transportation and Logistics practice involves investigating and defending personal injury claims raised against market participants. Our team excels in this field of law, regularly securing positive results for our clients.
We act for major logistics enterprises and insurers across the US. Our approach combines legal excellent with a detailed understanding of the market and Court procedure.
- Represented a railyard in a FELA claim against a sub servant employee for serious personal injuries he alleged to have sustained after falling off a railcar, but settled for $40,000.00 (final demand of $650,000.00) after aggressively and defending against the alleged employment.
- Represented an intermodal equipment owner after a tire fell off the piece of equipment while on the road and collided into oncoming traffic causing significant personal injuries, but resolved the claim for $35,000.00 (final demand of $600,000.00) after successfully arguing it was the ultimate duty of the truck driver for ensuring all equipment was properly equipped before beginning his route.
- Represented an intermodal equipment owner in a claim for serious personal injuries after a truck driver’s vehicle suddenly swerved off the side of the road causing a multi-vehicle collision that was the result of alleged defective brakes on the intermodal equipment, but were able to resolve the claim for $200,000.00 (final demand of $2,000,000.00) after successfully arguing that freight carrier improperly performed repairs on the intermodal equipment the day before the collision.
- Represented a warehouse in a claim for permanent personal injuries when a truck driver drove away from the warehouse’s dock with an employee still operating a forklift inside the trailer causing him to violently fall out of the trailer, but were able to settle the claim for $45,000.00 (final demand of $2,000,000.00) after successfully defending against liability and damages.
- Represented an intermodal equipment owner in a claim for permanent personal injuries when a truck driver failed to stop at a stop sign and collided into another vehicle, but were able to obtain a dismissal with prejudice after successfully defending against liability.
