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Transportation

Lane Powell has a long-standing international reputation for excellence in the field of transportation. Our highly trained and skilled attorneys handle complex transactional and litigation matters for aviation, rail, motor carriers and marine clients. Our Transportation Team is experienced in representing clients in all U.S. federal and state courts and in administrative proceedings before governmental and regulatory agencies. The Team members have a thorough knowledge of transportation laws and regulations and are well-versed in the interplay of state, federal and local laws and regulations as well as client obligations pursuant to international conventions and treaties. 

Our Transportation Team members frequently lecture on current transportation issues, actively participate in key industry and professional transportation organizations, and publish scholarly articles in prestigious publications. Several of our attorneys have been recognized by their peers for outstanding achievements in the transportation field. Our transportation attorneys also possess an in-depth knowledge of mass transit issues, the unique field of motor sports, space law, drone counseling, satellite litigation, products liability, emerging technologies and automotive fleet transport.

The Transportation Team is augmented by the resources of our full-service law firm. The firm’s resources enable Lane Powell transportation attorneys to provide advice on federal and state tax, real estate, antitrust advice, corporate advice, mergers and acquisitions, D&O liability, investigations by the Department of Justice, labor and employment advice, environmental advice and litigation, bankruptcy, financial institutions and insurance coverage advice. Lane Powell is a leader in the transportation field with the ability to provide clear and cost-effective advice for its clients in the transportation industry.

Aviation

Lane Powell is one of the world’s leading law firms focusing on aircraft transactions for both commercial airlines and business clients around the globe. Among our clients are:

  • Several U.S. and foreign airlines;
  • A number of Fortune 100, Fortune 500 and smaller companies who either own or are contemplating corporate aircraft;
  • More than 200 individuals who own business-class planes as a lifestyle matter;
  • Key domestic and foreign leasing companies involved with commercial aircraft transactions;
  • A select group of banks offering leasing and related financial products for the airline industry; and
  • Engineering and manufacturing suppliers to Boeing or Airbus or both.

Our aviation law attorneys are skilled at counseling clients in the early stages of contemplating an aircraft purchase, through the aircraft-identification stage — including evaluating the worldwide inventory of pre-owned aircraft — executing the purchase and then accepting delivery of the purchased plane.

We have experience negotiating purchase agreements with manufacturers and lenders to achieve advantageous terms for the firm’s clients. We also can negotiate maintenance service agreements with management companies to keep planes in good working order and even to supply the crews, when necessary.

Commercial Aviation Law

At least half of Lane Powell’s commercial aviation activity is international, with our attorneys frequently serving as lead counsel for a principal party to the transaction, either on the purchase or the financing of an aircraft. We also regularly act as local counsel for U.S. and Washington state law.

We often advise foreign airlines and their financiers on all aspects of U.S. federal tax and aviation law, as well as the implication of U.S. bankruptcy and insolvency laws, and state commercial and tax law. We further assist in:

  • Obtaining required Department of Transportation economic authority and Part 121, 129 or 135 operating authority from the FAA;
  • Advising individual and corporate aircraft owners and operators in regard to the operating structure for commercial charter — or for private, not-for-hire transportation — to comply with FAA regulations while meeting their business objectives; and
  • Counseling in the aircraft parts, maintenance and modification areas with contract, FAA compliance — including obtaining Supplemental Type Certificates — and financial issues.

Our attorneys have served as principal counsel in transactions involving aircraft ranging from small general-aviation aircraft up to the Boeing 747-800 and the Boeing 787 VIP aircraft. We also have advised aircraft operators and owners on issues involving domestic and international airlines operating rules and regulations, as well as on local airport and community noise restrictions.

Aviation and Aerospace Litigation

Our skilled litigation attorneys have decades of experience representing aviation businesses in lawsuits and regulatory matters. We work with domestic and international manufacturers, airport authorities, airlines, suppliers, repairers and operators in all phases of tort and contract litigation, ranging from multi-district air disaster and class action cases, to contract and insurance disputes over sales, repairs, leases, concessions, procurement and parts, to defense of regulatory enforcement actions, to bodily injury lawsuits. Our Aviation Team combines its substantial knowledge of the workings of the aviation and aerospace industry with top-notch litigation and trial skills to achieve the best possible outcomes, and provide the best possible advice to our clients.

Drones, Satellites and Space Law

Our Aviation Team has experience in regulatory requirements for the operation of private and commercial drones. In addition, our attorneys have significant experience in satellite litigation as well as space law.

Robots, Autonomous Personal Delivery Devices, Delivery Drones and Self-Driving Modes of Transportation 

Rapidly evolving technology in the transportation industry grows more complex all the time. Our Transportation Team regularly counsels companies with robots, autonomous or remotely controlled delivery devices, drones and self-driving modes of transportation. Our Team provides clients with regulatory compliance advice, business support, as well as patent and trademark support for new equipment and technological advances. Our Team members stay abreast of new pending and proposed legislation and municipal ordinances that impact the latest technological developments in modes used to transport cargo and passengers. Our Transportation Team is adept at providing advice to our entrepreneurial clients with cutting edge technological equipment. Team members work closely with clients to protect their technological innovations through patent protection and registration of trademarks.

Aircraft Transactions

Our Aviation Team represents U.S. and international clients in the full range of aviation transactions. We handle purchases, sales and financings — primarily planning, structuring and execution — for businesses, high net worth individuals and families, airlines and financial institutions around the world.

Our team assists business and general aviation clients (purchasers, sellers and financiers) with purchases, sales, loans and other financing transactions, operating leases, financing leases, synthetic leases, joint ownership and fractional ownership programs, like-kind exchanges, owner-trust arrangements, cross-border transactions (including import and export of aircraft to and from the U.S. and most foreign nations), management relationships and charter arrangements. Our transactional work also includes aircraft completion and custom interior services, maintenance matters and the full range of operational issues.

Our attorneys regularly act as Washington legal counsel for airlines and commercial aircraft lenders and lessors in aircraft acquisitions from The Boeing Company, as well as representing commercial aviation clients in disputes with Boeing and other manufacturers.

Our Aviation Team includes several professionals who handle aviation transactions as their main practice area, supported by many more who combine aviation matters with other areas of experience. Every aviation transaction is at its core a business deal — and we are all experienced business attorneys who bring great “business” skills to bear on aviation-specific transactions.

Over the past 40 years, our Aviation Team has dealt with all major (and most non-major) makes of general and commercial aircraft ranging from the full Boeing product line (including Boeing Business Jets or head-of-state versions of Boeing aircraft) on down to single-engine private aircraft
(with particular emphasis on “float” aircraft) — and nearly everything in between. We have handled transactions touching every continent besides Antarctica.

Our team keeps itself on the forefront of aviation developments — including tax, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation and other matters such as unmanned aerial vehicles. We actively participate in aviation trade organizations such as the National Business Aviation Association, National Aircraft Finance Association, National Aircraft Resale Association, Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association and Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Our attorneys also serve on the Boards of Directors of trade groups, volunteer as officers and general counsel to these organizations, and regularly speak at national aviation-related educational events.

Maritime

The significant international shipping traffic and large port facilities located in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska constitute the backbone of one of the largest maritime industry hubs in the world. For almost a century, Lane Powell has offered one of the largest, most prominent and dynamic maritime practices on the West Coast. We provide legal services and advice to international and U.S. clients, including owners and charterers of blue water commercial shipping interests, tug and barge interests, the fishing industry, maritime service providers, recreational vessel interests, port and marina facilities, marine underwriters and lending institutions.

Our maritime attorneys have skills and knowledge to provide services to clients with both transactional and litigation needs. We routinely review and prepare maritime contracts to resolve contractual disputes and purchase assets. Our maritime attorneys include many highly-skilled litigators who are resourceful in seeking the most cost-efficient resolution of a lawsuit. Members of the Maritime Team have experience in both federal and state courts, including appellate courts, and administrative hearings before government and regulatory agencies. In addition, team members have the experience to provide rapid assistance in the event of a large marine loss or casualty, or when a maritime attachment or vessel arrest is necessary.

We represent some of the world’s most sophisticated and prestigious businesses, including clients in the following categories:

  • Large commercial and mega-yacht shipbuilding facilities;
  • Major oil and gas corporate entities and service providers operating in Alaska;
  • Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, London Market Companies and certain P&I Clubs;
  • National and international lending institutions to obtain security interests and enforce maritime liens;
  • Large port, marina and berthing facilities;
  • Marine industry service providers;
  • International ocean carriers and ocean transportation intermediaries;
  • Operators of salvage and deep water recovery vessels;
  • International conservation organization operating fleet of ocean going vessels;
  • Fishing vessels in defense of personal injuries;
  • Owner and operators of special ocean going barges for transportation of bulk cargo; and
  • Large cargo interests.

In all transactions, we provide careful advice, tailored to our client’s needs with the goal toward resolution of all matters in a cost-effective manner.

Maritime disputes and transactions are often governed by international treaties and conventions as well as federal, state and local laws. Our maritime attorneys have an international reputation for their exceptional specialized knowledge of the most current controlling laws in each case and providing the highest quality of legal advice. Many members of our Maritime Team have completed special training or have advanced degrees in maritime law. Our maritime litigators include attorneys with a solid background of trial practice, such as former prosecutors and members of the American College of Trial Attorneys. Many members of the maritime team are Proctor Members of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and maritime committees of the American Bar Association. Members of the Maritime Team are active leaders in the Association of Transportation Law Professionals.

Attorneys on our Maritime Team are frequent lecturers both nationally and internationally on complex maritime legal issues. They also often publish scholarly articles in prestigious national and international publications including the Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Shipping and Transport Lawyers International, The Journal of Shipping Law published by Lloyd’s of London Press, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Tulane Law Review, American Bar Association Publication, Seattle Business magazine and LexisNexis Washington Torts and Personal Injury. Several members of the Maritime Team serve as advisors to prominent maritime law journals.

Our maritime attorneys routinely handle a diverse array of maritime issues, including the following:

  • Collisions and allisions;
  • Cargo loss and damage and intermodal transport;
  • Defense of claims for personal injury and death by Jones Act seamen and passengers;
  • Ship repairer liability;
  • Oil and hazardous substance spills;
  • Wreck removal and marine contract and voluntary salvage and the law of finds;
  • Preferred ship mortgages, enforcement of maritime liens and arrest proceedings;
  • Charter party disputes and negotiation;
  • Marine insurance coverage analysis;
  • Maritime products liability;
  • Financial transactions and sale of vessels and equipment;
  • Catastrophic marine casualties, including fires and sinking; and
  • Limitation of Liability proceedings.

We have the proven advantage of bringing the full range of the firm’s experience to our maritime practice, including business acquisitions, international transactions, liens, insurance regulations, consumer protection, liaison with governmental and administrative agencies, corporate formation, tax, real estate, land use, labor and employment problems, antitrust, finance, and potential white collar criminal defense and regulatory compliance issues. Our Maritime Team possesses the breadth of knowledge to successfully handle unique and routine maritime transactions to a successful conclusion for our clients.

Motor Sports

Our Transportation Team possesses unique experience in the motor sports industry. We are extremely fortunate to have a team member with an extraordinary background in professional racing and as a test driver for numerous manufacturers. The team has unparalleled connections in the market for race cars and other high-value classic automobiles. Our attorneys have the ability to provide specific advice and contract services to discerning clients for the purchase and sale of special vehicles.

In addition, we routinely provide legal advice and prepare contracts for automobile racing and other industry-related events. We also draft sponsorship agreements, driver agreements and disclaimers, and contracts with designers, regulatory agencies and/or sanctioning bodies, and vendors of automobile parts and suppliers. Our special skills and breadth of knowledge in the motor sports industry is unsurpassed in the Pacific Northwest.

Railroad and Mass Transportation

Railroads in the Pacific Northwest face challenges confronting the entire transportation industry. Freight and passenger volumes remain flat as fuel prices climb dramatically. Railroads make strenuous efforts to improve workforce productivity, but must also be able to handle surges in capacity. Federal and state regulations governing railroad operations as well as municipal concerns continue to grow in number and complexity. Moreover, a volatile national economy remains the railroads’ most formidable wildcard.

Likewise, another wheel of the transportation industry — mass transit, also with a strong Northwest presence — faces pressures related to rising fuel, land and equipment costs. While railroads are considered a backbone of the nation’s transportation infrastructure, mass transit regularly meets with more public and governmental scrutiny that can potentially inflate approval, construction and regulatory costs.

Region’s Most Experienced Attorneys in Railroad, Transit Law

We represent some of the world’s most prominent freight and passenger railroads, including Amtrak, Union Pacific Railroad Company, BNSF Railway Company and the Alaska Railroad Company. Our range of clients in the industry includes railroads and Northwest shortlines, intermodal operators, marine operators and builders, commuter rail and regional transit entities.

Our railroad and mass transit law attorneys form the largest and most experienced industry-focused team in the Northwest. As the firm with the longest history of representing railroads in the region, Lane Powell’s level of service has evolved with the industry to offer the most capable and comprehensive legal guidance in everything from condemnation proceedings to labor issues and complex litigation.

We also serve a leading role in the region’s most innovative mass transit projects. For example, our attorneys were instrumental in achieving a six-mile light rail line from downtown Portland to the Portland International Airport, fully integrated into the metropolitan public transportation system. Financed primarily through the transfer of trackside property development rights to the private developer who constructed the line, the project was developed without new taxes or federal funds.

We are also the go-to law firm for complex transactions and cases for Sound Transit, the mass transit service for Central Puget Sound.

Extensive Record of Successful Representation

Our attorneys have successfully defended each of the firm’s railroad clients in Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) litigation, Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA) litigation and general litigation matters. With extensive trial experience in state and federal courts throughout the Northwest as well as in administrative hearings before governmental and regulatory agencies, we have successfully handled:

  • Administrative proceedings;
  • Asbestos-related claims;
  • Commercial, personal injury and wrongful death litigation;
  • Condemnations;
  • Construction law claims, including freight claims, vendor disputes and contract claims;
  • Employment law proceedings;
  • Environmental claims and regulatory matters;
  • Freight damage claims;
  • FRSA Whistleblower claims; and
  • Grade crossing and pedestrian incidents.

With extensive and proven knowledge of transportation law and regulatory requirements, we work with clients to identify and implement solutions without the necessity of court action. In fact, we are involved in a major initiative with a railroad client to help the company more efficiently handle litigation on a national scale.

In cases where litigation is in the client’s best interest, however, we provide a skilled and aggressive litigation team that has earned the respect of the transportation industry.

Committed to Remaining Current on Industry Issues

Our attorneys actively participate in key industry associations to remain knowledgeable of current and emerging issues facing the railroad and mass transit industry. These groups include:

  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel at regional and national levels;
  • Association of Transportation Law Practitioners; and
  • Transportation Law and Logistics Section of the American Bar Association.

We remain poised to handle the full spectrum of railroad and mass transit legal challenges, from passenger injury and freight damage claims, to employment and environmental law matters, administrative and regulatory proceedings.

Motor Carrier (Truck) Regulation and Compliance

Our Transportation Team has decades of experience representing motor carriers in litigation, regulatory and compliance issues, and transactional matters. The West Coast motor carrier industry connects and services all cargo needs for each of the many port facilities, rail terminals for various rail carriers and international airports. Each year, motor carriers transport sizable volumes of domestic and international cargo shipments, including containerized cargo, between connecting ports, airports and rail terminals, as well as inland destinations. Our team possesses the skill and experience concerning interconnecting carrier agreements, intermodal transport, carriers’ duties concerning drivers and all applicable federal, state and local laws as well as regulations governing the motor carrier industry. Our team provides advice to motor carriers and also cargo interests in the motor carrier industry throughout the West Coast.

The representative experience of our Transportation Team includes:

  • Developing driver walk-around safety inspection checklist in compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation;
  • Providing advice to carriers concerning their duty to comply with DOT regulations, including a carrier’s obligation to investigate its drivers, administer driving tests and require drivers to observe mandatory regulations;
  • Defending a large North American transportation logistics company in litigation arising from driver collisions;
  • Representing leading global providers of vehicle rental services in litigation regarding vehicle collisions, and Personal Injury Protection and Uninsured Motorist claims;
  • Defending a global shipping company in vehicle collision and ERISA-related litigation;
  • Defending carriers for Carmack Amendment claims for cargo damage;
  • Defending motor carriers for cargo damage arising out of intermodal transport with ocean carriers and rail carriers; and
  • Providing advice concerning the sale and purchase of assets and equipment.

Our Transportation attorneys possess the experience to skillfully handle any and all motor carrier issues in a cost-effective manner for clients.

Transportation Networks and Emerging Technology

Technological advances in our increasingly interconnected world continue to shape transportation modes and networks. Today, passengers can know to the second when their bus will arrive, summon a private driver to their doorstep through a transportation network company, and instantly rent a car or bicycle on the street by using their mobile device. Given the sharp increase in emerging technological advances, even greater change is predicted in the transportation industry. Alternative energy vehicles, and the increasing focus on transportation efficiency and innovation at all levels of government will bring legal changes and challenges that will touch every sector of our economy.

Our Transportation Team has the skill and experience to assist clients in navigating this new world, whether they are established traditional transportation companies, cutting-edge transportation network companies, emerging industries or transportation customers. Our attorneys are knowledgeable about the most current transportation regulations and statutes, and routinely provide advice to corporations, transportation network companies and individuals regarding the challenges of emerging technology impacting transportation.

Transportation Toxic Torts

Lane Powell regularly represents transportation clients in defending toxic tort and environmental claims. The firm serves as national, regional and local counsel aggressively defending our clients in high stakes litigation in state and federal courts, including appearances in multi-district litigation, as well as administrative proceedings. Our trial lawyers have vast experience in toxic tort claims for personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, property damage, and environmental claims asserted by state, local and federal agencies. The team is well versed in the science and medicine of asbestos, benzene, talc, chemical spills and other prominent exposures. Our Transportation attorneys leverage decades of experience to secure the best resolutions to these complex claims. 

Relevant experience includes:

  • Defending rail and marine carriers against personal injury and regulatory claims  for toxic tort spills;
  • Defending ship builders and shipping companies against benzene and asbestos claims;
  • Defending manufacturers of transportation component parts for personal injury claims for toxic exposure;
  • Providing regulatory advice to transportation carriers of hazardous cargo; and
  • Defending Vessel Owners and Terminal Operator Facilities against oil pollution and environmental claims.
  • Read our Recent Transportation Legal Updates

Contact

  • Katie Matison
    D.206.223.7029
    matisonk@lanepowell.com

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Experience

  • Recaro North America, Inc. v. Speedware Motorsports
    Successfully defended respondent in World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) domain name dispute.
  • Beacon Plumbing v. Billy Schumacher Racing LLC
    Represented premiere hydroplane racing team to negotiate hydroplane sponsorship contract for Seafair and other national and international competitions.
  • Estate Of Maia Haykin And Richard Haykin, Apps. V. City Of Bellingham, Et Al., Res.
    Case No. 10-2-00168-5Whatcom County Superior CourtBellingham, Washington
    Successfully defended National RR Passenger Corp. against a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of an individual killed by an Amtrak train while crossing railroad tracks in Bellingham, Washington.
  • House v. Amtrak and BNSF Railway Company
    Case No. 11-CV-2110-TSZU.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    Successfully defended National RR Passenger Corp. against a lawsuit filed brought by a driver severely injured in a train accident in Marysville, Washington.
  • McVay v. BNSF Railway Company
    Case No. 2014 FRS-00068
    Successfully defended BNSF against a whistleblower/retaliation claim under the Federal Rail Safety Act.
  • ODOT v. Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc. Appeal
    Represented Alderwoods (Oregon), Inc. in a claim for compensation after the Oregon DOT sought to condemn all direct highway access at one of the client’s Oregon funeral home locations.
  • Panter et al v. BNSF et al
    Case No. 3:2011cv05691U.S. District Court, Western District of WashingtonTacoma, Washington
    Successfully defended National RR Passenger Corp. in litigation brought by family members of a woman who died in a vehicular grade crossing accident involving a BNSF train and an Amtrak train in Bucoda, Washington.
  • Powers v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
    Case No. 2010-FRS-030
    Successfully defended Union Pacific against whistleblower and retaliation claims under the FRSA.
  • Pacific Whale Foundation v. Alcoa, et al. 
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    Prosecuted defective vessel construction.
  • In re FV PACESETTER 
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    Limitation action/loss of all hands wrongful death claims.
  • Ralston v. San Juan Excursions
    U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    Defended vessel in 33 USC § 905(b) suit (quadriplegic).
  • In re MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR
    Represented owners’ interest in total loss mega-yacht fire.
  • Alaska Maritime Documentation, Inc. Marine Mortgages and Vessel Documentation
    Served as counsel to Alaska Maritime Documentation, Inc. with respect to preferred marine mortgages and vessel documentation.
  • Espinoza v. Evergreen Helicopters, Inc.
    Case No. A147028
    Defended Evergreen Helicopters against eight wrongful death cases arising out of a helicopter crash in Peru.
  • Ferrante v. Castle*
    Spokane County Superior Court
    Jury trial of an admitted liability transportation law matter. The plaintiff claimed that a low speed impact caused him to suffer from debilitating vertigo and other personal injuries. 
  • Messenger v. Maden*
    Spokane County District Court
    Jury trial of an admitted liability transportation law matter. The plaintiff claimed she was severely injured as a result of the collision and sought excessive damages at trial. The jury returned a verdict awarding far less than the amount requested by the plaintiff prior to the commencement of trial. 
  • First Interstate Bank Aircraft Lending
    Advise First Interstate Bank (formerly Bank of the Cascades, by way of merger) on maintaining its aircraft lending portfolio.
  • Paul Parker, Personal Representative of the Estate of Curtis Rookaird v. BNSF Railway Company
    Case No. 2:14-cv-00176U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
    Successfully defended BNSF Railway Co. in a Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower/retaliation case.
* Denotes experience at a previous firm

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  • May 26, 2022Publication
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  • May 12, 2022Event / CLE
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  • March 14, 2022Publication
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  • February 25, 2022Publication
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  • February 24, 2022Event / CLE
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    Washington State Bar Association | Virtual
  • November 19, 2021Publication
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  • November 17, 2021Event / CLE
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    King County Bar Association | Virtual
  • November 12, 2021Event / CLE
    ‘Flying High, Laying Low:’ Aviation Law in the COVID-19 Era
    Transportation Law Association | Cleveland, Ohio
  • October 6, 2021Publication
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  • September 13, 2021Event / CLE
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    Transportation Research Board | Virtual
  • September 10, 2021Publication
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  • August 19, 2021News
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  • July 22, 2021News
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  • July 2, 2021Publication
    International Regulation of Autonomous and Remotely Controlled Commercial Vessels
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Highlights Blog
  • June 17, 2021News
    Block Featured in Law360 Article ‘Lane Powell Adds Transportation Shareholder In Seattle’
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  • June 16, 2021Publication
    The INVEST in America Act Advances to the House of Representatives; the $547 Billion Bill Will Have a Large Impact on Washington State Transit
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 15, 2021Event / CLE
    The Wave of the Future: Autonomous Commercial Vessels
    Association of Transportation of Law Professionals | Virtual
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    Block Joins Commercial Litigation and Transportation Teams
    Firm Announcement
  • April 29, 2021Publication
    Saving General-Aviation Airports
    Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy, Volume 87, Number 2
  • April 27, 2021Event / CLE
    Best Practices in Closing a Transaction
    National Aircraft Finance Association | Virtual
  • April 23, 2021Publication
    IMO Announces Release of The Ship-Port Interface Guide to Reduce GHG Emissions
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Highlights Blog
  • April 21, 2021Event / CLE
    Maritime Liens and Enforcement in the US, UK and EU & the Ever Given
    American Bar Association | Virtual
  • March 25, 2021Publication
    Court of Appeals Cannot Overturn the National Railroad Adjustment Board’s Decision to Allow Defecating Railroad Engineer to Keep His Job
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 23, 2021Publication
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    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 19, 2021Publication
    International Maritime Piracy Flourished in 2020
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  • December 1, 2020Event / CLE
    Aviation
    Washington Public Ports Association Annual Meeting | Virtual
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    Cutting Edge Transportation Issues for Litigation and Transactional Cases
    ProLawCLE | Virtual
  • September 29, 2020Event / CLE
    Insurance Coverage Issues on the Horizon
    The London Insurance and Reinsurance Group
  • September 8, 2020Event / CLE
    Recent IMO Developments and Marine Insurance Issues
    Marine Insurance Association of Seattle | Webinar
  • August 20, 2020News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 Recognizes 92 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 10, 2020Publication
    IRS Publishes Proposed Regulations for Aircraft Management Services Exemption to Federal Excise Tax
    Tax Legal Update
  • July 16, 2020News
    Thirty-Two Lane Powell Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington for 2020
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  • June 26, 2020Publication
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    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Highlights Blog
  • June 25, 2020Event / CLE
    General Aviation Leadership Forum
    International Aviation Women’s Association | Webinar
  • June 23, 2020Event / CLE
    Recent Developments of Maritime Law
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Annual Conference | Webinar
  • May 26, 2020Publication
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    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 27, 2020Publication
    Centers for Disease Control Extends No Sail Order for Cruise Ships
    COVID-19 Resource
  • April 21, 2020Event / CLE
    Recent Developments in Marine Finance
    American Bar Association Marine Finance Committee Meeting
  • April 10, 2020Publication
    Trucking Faces Serious Challenges in the Face of COVID-19
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 31, 2020Publication
    COVID-19—Coast Guard Measures to Protect Marine Transportation System
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 27, 2020Publication
    Federal and State Environmental Regulators Relax Compliance Requirements
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 26, 2020Publication
    FAA Registry Update
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 23, 2020Publication
    COVID-19 and Disruption of the Maritime Industry
    COVID-19 Resource
  • March 19, 2020Publication
    COVID-19 and the FAA Aircraft Registry
    COVID-19 Resource
  • February 7, 2020Publication
    Modernization of Global Maritime and Distress System
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Blog
  • February 7, 2020Publication
    International Maritime Organization Issues Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Guidance
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Blog
  • February 6, 2020Publication
    Seller Beware: The Perils of Selling Collector Cars Online
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 14, 2020Event / CLE
    Cyber Security & the Maritime Industry: How to Address Privacy & Data Security
    Maritime Commerce Club | Portland, Oregon
  • November 22, 2019Event / CLE
    New Aircraft Tariff Poses Challenges to US Operators
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 14, 2019Publication
    Marine Salvage Award for Post-Hurricane Vessel Recovery
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Blog
  • November 7, 2019Publication
    International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Update – Symposium on Extreme Maritime Weather
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Blog
  • November 7, 2019Publication
    International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) Update – 2012 Cape Town Agreement
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals Blog
  • September 26, 2019Event / CLE
    Recent Developments of the International Maritime Organization
    LawPractice CLE | Atlanta
  • September 24, 2019Publication
    New CFIUS Rules Could Have More Effect on Transportation Industry
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2019Publication
    Human Trafficking and Transportation
    Journal of Transportation Law Logistics and Policy, Volume 86, Number 1
  • September 4, 2019News
    Stoloff Joins Transportation Team
    Firm Announcement
  • August 15, 2019News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 Recognizes 63 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 15, 2019Publication
    ‘Airbnb for Your Car’ Faces Similar Barriers as Airbnb
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 9, 2019Event / CLE
    Introduction to Transportation Law – It’s a Multi-Modal World Out There
    ProLaw CLE | Webinar
  • June 25, 2019Publication
    Maritime Law: Punitive Damages Are Not Available for an Unseaworthiness Claim
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 21, 2019News
    Mares Appointed to Pacific Northwest Business Aviation Association Board of Directors
    Awards & Honors
  • June 18, 2019Event / CLE
    Boeing 737 Max Grounding and LEAP-1B Early Removal: Legal Issues
    Bird & Bird Aviation, Space & Defense Conference | Paris
  • June 11, 2019Event / CLE
    IMO Developments — Action Plan for Plastic Litter From Ships, Reducing Fuel Sulphur Emissions and the Digital Age of Shipping
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals | Washington, D.C.
  • June 10, 2019News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 6, 2019Publication
    The Digital Age of Shipping is Here — The IMO Mandatory Electronic Information Exchange is Now in Effect
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2019Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2019Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2019Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2019Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 13, 2019Publication
    Combatting the Plastic Garbage Crisis: International Maritime Organization Adopts Action Plan
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 11, 2019News
    Jackson Joins Lane Powell Litigation Department
    In the News
  • January 28, 2019Publication
    Human Trafficking and Transportation
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 8, 2019Event / CLE
    The Expert Witness
    American Boat and Yacht Council Marine Law Symposium | Seattle
  • January 8, 2019Event / CLE
    Experts in Federal Court
    American Boat and Yacht Council Marine Law Symposium | Seattle
  • December 20, 2018Publication
    The Freedom of Aviation & the Horror of Human Trafficking
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 11, 2018Publication
    Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split; Will Decide Whether Jones Act Seamen May Seek Punitive Damages in Connection With Unseaworthiness Claims
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 15, 2018Publication
    Third Circuit Again Reverses District Court's Preemption Ruling, This Time As to Conflict Preemption
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 9, 2018Publication
    Alleged Failures of Tesla Autopilot Drive Numerous Lawsuits
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 18-19, 2018Event / CLE
    4th Annual Transportation Strategies in Washington Conference
    The Seminar Group | Seattle
  • October 15, 2018Publication
    IMO — 2020 Restrictions Will Sharply Reduce Sulfur Emissions From All Ships
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 12, 2018Publication
    ATC Privatization – Not Now
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2018Publication
    The Evolution Continues: FMC Accommodates NVOCC Contracting by Revising Regs Governing NSAs and NRAs
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 13, 2018Publication
    Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Serve as Reminder for Public Companies: Carefully Monitor Executives’ Use of Business Aircraft
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2018Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2018Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 23, 2018Publication
    Ninth Circuit Rules Vessel Owner-Passenger Has No Duty to Keep Lookout, Adopts Eleventh Circuit’s Standard
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 16, 2018News
    Yates Quoted in Law360 Article ‘8th Circ. BNSF Ruling Clarifies Federal Preemption’
    In the News
  • August 15, 2018News
    The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Recognizes 62 Lane Powell Attorneys
    Awards & Honors
  • August 8, 2018News
    Mares Joins Lane Powell on Transportation Team
    Firm Announcement
  • June 18, 2018News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 14 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 11, 2018Event / CLE
    IMO Developments — International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments, Biofouling Guidelines and Adoption of Climate Change Strategy for International Shipping
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals | Washington, D.C.
  • May 2, 2018Publication
    Injured Seaman's Receipt of Social Security Disability Benefits and Shipowner's Obligation to Pay Maintenance
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2018Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2018Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 27, 2018Publication
    Washington Court of Appeals Holds That an Insurance Adjuster May Be Individually Liable to an Insured for Bad Faith and Consumer Protection Act Violations
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 20, 2018Publication
    Key Considerations for Liquidated Damages Clauses in Transportation Projects
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2, 2018Publication
    Ninth Circuit Rules That Bankruptcy Filing Does Not Affect District Court’s In Rem Jurisdiction Over Vessel and Adopts Burden-Shifting Approach to Pretrial Awards of Maintenance Payments
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2018Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2018Publication
    FAAAA Preempts Decedent’s Negligent Hiring Claims Against Broker
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 8, 2018Publication
    Seaman’s Remedies Under General Maritime Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2018Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2018Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 21, 2017Publication
    Highlights of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for Aircraft Owners
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2017Publication
    Paying to Play: Considerations Transportation Intermediaries Should Consider Before Contractually Accepting Cargo Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2017Publication
    Paying to Play: Considerations Transportation Intermediaries Should Consider Before Contractually Accepting Cargo Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 17, 2017Publication
    Aircraft Sales and Proposed Tax Legislation: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Eliminates Like-Kind Aircraft Exchange
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 7, 2017Publication
    Federal Claims Must Meet Diversity Jurisdiction Burden
    Law360
  • November 6, 2017Publication
    A Year-End Summary of Recent Railroad Preemption Cases
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2017Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 20, 2017Publication
    Toxic Tort Claims From Train Derailment: Fear of Cancer and Satisfaction of the Amount in Controversy Requirement
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 18, 2017Publication
    ATC Privatization: Bill Set to Union Calendar
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2017Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2017Publication
    Hurricanes Highlight the Jones Act’s Faults
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2017Publication
    Notes for Legal Lookout
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2017Publication
    Hurricanes Highlight the Jones Act’s Faults
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 15, 2017News
    Fifty-nine Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers® in America 2018
    Awards & Honors
  • August 7, 2017News
    Lambert Joins Lane Powell's Corporate, Securities and M&A Team
    Firm Announcement
  • August 2017Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 26, 2017News
    Matison and Baylous Quoted in Bloomberg BNA Article About Robot Delivery Services
    In the News
  • June 9, 2017News
    Thirty-one Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 16 Named ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 7, 2017Publication
    Autonomous Delivery Robots — The Latest Method for Transporting Small Goods in Urban Areas
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 24, 2017Publication
    Appellate Court Vacates Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Rule Requiring Recreational Drone Owners to Register with the FAA
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 6, 2017Publication
    Washington Court Finds Port District Liable for Worker’s Severe Injuries at Airport and Rejects Federal Aviation Preemption Defense
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2017Publication
    FMC Overhauls Regs Governing Service Contract and NSA Filing
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2017Publication
    FMC Overhauls Regs Governing Service Contract and NSA Filing
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2017Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 15, 2017Publication
    Fourth Circuit Holds Zone of Danger Test Does Not Apply to Award of LHWCA Benefits
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 20, 2017Publication
    Dealing With the Onslaught of Driver Class Action Claims Based on Unpaid Rest Breaks
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2017Publication
    Recent Cases in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2017Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 15, 2016Event / CLE
    The Maritime Casualty: An Overview of Maritime Law for Port Districts
    Washington Public Ports Association | Tacoma, Washington
  • September 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2016Publication
    COGSA May Be Extended to On-Deck Cargo, but the Extension Must Be Express
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2016Publication
    Recent Developments in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2016Publication
    COGSA May Be Extended to On-deck Cargo, but the Extension Must Be Express
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2016Publication
    DC Court of Appeals Doesn’t Like FMC’s Rationale For Allowing Disparate Rates
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2016Publication
    Recent Developments in Motor Carrier Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2016Publication
    DC Court of Appeals Doesn’t Like FMC’s Rationale for Allowing Disparate Rates
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2016Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2015Publication
    The Material Deviation Doctrine Hits the Road
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 20, 2015Publication
    Southwest Airlines In-flight Alcohol Suit Causes Circuit Split
    American Bar Association Section of Litigation
  • October 9, 2015Event / CLE
    Security, Safety, Liability and Insurance
    University of Victoria | Vancouver, British Columbia
  • October 2, 2015Publication
    Parked Freight: The Legal Issues of Storage and Distribution Logistics in the United States
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2015Publication
    Remotely Located Contract Terms: Incorporated Tariffs, Rules, Terms and Conditions, and Other Documents
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2015Publication
    Spring Cleaning at the Ports: A Summary of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Attention Directed at the Wharves
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 12, 2015News
    Thirty-two Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and 11 Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • May 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 27, 2015Event / CLE
    Pro Bono for Aviation Lawyers
    Southern Methodist University | Irving, Texas
  • March 2015Publication
    A Non-vessel Operating Common Carrier Isn’t a Cargo Owner for Purposes of Claims Against Shipper
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2015Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2014Publication
    Arbitration Clauses Can’t Be Unconscionable, at Least Within the Ninth Circuit
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2014Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2014Publication
    NVOCCs Must Require Original Bill of Lading for Delivery, and Failure To Do So Is an FMC-actionable Shipping Act Violation
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2014Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 18, 2014News
    Fifty-One Lane Powell Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
    Awards & Honors
  • July 2014Publication
    Holding Vessels Liable for Their Owners’ Debt: A Couple Illustrative Cases
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 23, 2014Event / CLE
    Relevant Legal Strategies: Sounding Out the Port of Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals | Annapolis, Maryland
  • June 13, 2014News
    Thirty-five Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Washington Super Lawyers’ and Fifteen Named as ‘Washington Rising Stars’
    Awards & Honors
  • June 2014Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2014Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2014Publication
    The Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century Act — A Proposed Measure To Send Seaport Use Fees Where They’re Needed and Properly Directed.
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2014Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September-October 2013Publication
    The Shifting Tides of Punitive Damages in Maritime Personal Injury Claims Rise in Seamen’s Favor
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May-August 2013Publication
    By Land or by Sea... A Comparison of the Fundamentals of the Carmack and COGSA Liability Regimes
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January-April 2013Publication
    Parked Freight: The Legal Issues of Storage and Distribution Logistics
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2013Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2012Publication
    Competitors of a Said-to-Be Fraudulently Documented Water Carrier Have No Private Right of Action Under State Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2012Publication
    Classification Societies Probably Don’t Have Duties to Third Parties, but Even if They Do, a “Reckless Misconduct” Standard Is Tough To Meet
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2012Publication
    Product Liability in the Maritime Law Context: A Federal Court Sitting in Admiralty Sorts Out State Law Issues
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 27, 2012Publication
    The Politics of Piracy: Contemporary U.S. Law Addresses a Timeless Issue
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2012Publication
    COGSA Can Contractually Kick in Only After Carrier Takes Custody
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July-August 2012Publication
    Map-21: New Surface Transportation Legislation Overcomes Political Obstacles To Bring Law Closer to Industry Realities
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 2012Publication
    A P&I Primer: How the Ocean Shipping Industry Insures Itself
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 3, 2012Publication
    Parked Freight: The Legal Issues of Storage and Distribution Logistics
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2012Publication
    The Harbor Maintenance Tax: What’s It Really Doing to the U.S. Port Volumes and Imports; And What Should Be Done About It?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2012Publication
    Burdens of Proof in COGSA Claims: Ping Pong, Anyone?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2012Publication
    You Snooze, You Lose: How the Passage of Time Can Bar Maritime Claims
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2012Publication
    The Discretionary Function Exception to Uncle Sam’s Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Shields Coasties From Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2012Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • December 2011Publication
    Transportation Service Providers Other Than Carriers Limit Their Liability Too!
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2011Publication
    Mitigation of Damages: The Plaintiff’s Duty to Its Wrongdoer
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2011Publication
    The Evolution of Ocean Shipping Deregulation Continues: FMC Considers Relaxing Its Requirement of Specified Rates in Service Contracts
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2011Publication
    The Pennsylvania Rule: Violation of a Safety Regulation Creates Presumption of Fault
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2011Publication
    The Intersection of Admiralty’s Limitations — of Liability and Right to a Jury Trial
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 26, 2011Publication
    The Port of Seattle — Celebrating a Century of Growth and Economic Achievement
    Seattle Business
  • July 2011Publication
    Regal Beloit/Kirby Revisited: The Supreme Court’s Statutory Analysis Takes Subsequent Case Law off Course
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 2011Publication
    Charter Parties: Who’s the 'Carrier' for Purposes of COGSA Liability?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 2011Publication
    Keeping the Squabble Stateside: Foreign Forum Selection Clauses Aren’t Always Enforceable
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2011Publication
    Two Maritime Law Queries: What Constitutes 'Discharge' and 'Delivery' Commencing the Time To Give Notice of Claim; And Is a Freight Forwarder an 'Agent' in Its Relationships With Ocean Carriers and Shippers?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2011Publication
    Blurred Lines: An Intermediary’s Roles as Cargo Owner, Dispatcher, and Controller of Trucking Operations Produce Huge Accident Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2011Publication
    'It’s Just Not Fair': The Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment Under Maritime Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2011Publication
    The Impact of a Complex Charter Party Arrangement on Cargo Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2011Publication
    But What About My Attorneys’ Fees?!?!
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2011Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November-December 2010Publication
    The Politics of Piracy: Contemporary U.S. Law Addresses a Timeless Issue
    Transportation Legal Update
  • November 2010Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2010Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • September 2010Publication
    Expanding Vessel Owner Liability and the Rights of Injured Seamen: Punitive Damages Are Recoverable in Vessel Unseaworthiness Claims
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 27, 2010Publication
    Floating Cities — The Economic Impact of Washington’s Luxury Cruise Industry
    Seattle Business
  • July 7, 2010News
    Matison Elected Treasurer of the ATLP and Wins Presidential Award
    Awards & Honors
  • July-August 2010Publication
    Regal Beloit: Sompo Japan and Kin Step Aside – The U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Back by Clarifying That Kirby Applies to Interstate Connecting Hauls
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 2010Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • June 6, 2010News
    28 Lane Powell Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers 2010
    Awards & Honors
  • June 2010Publication
    The Outer Continental Shelf Land Act: The Law’s Increasing Recognition of Land-based, Maritime Personal Injury
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2010Publication
    NVOCC Tariff Exemption: Deregulation’s Stepchild Continues Making Progress Toward Parity With Its Industry Peers
    Transportation Legal Update
  • May 2010Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 29, 2010Publication
    The Rotterdam Rules: The Long Voyage of International Efforts to Modernize Ocean Shipping Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2010Publication
    Saving Ryan: Vessel Owners Who Utilize Employees of Other Maritime Service Providers Must Indemnify Their Employers for Personal Injury Liability
    Transportation Legal Update
  • April 2010Publication
    A Consignee Isn’t Liable for Damage to Carriers’ Equipment Caused by Bad Packaging; Or Ocean Transportation Intermediaries’ Oft Ambiguous Role Revisited
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2010Publication
    Who’s an Ocean Carrier’s 'Agent' for Purposes of Extension of Cogsa To Land-based Service Providers?
    Transportation Legal Update
  • March 2010Publication
    Hot Motor Law
    Transportation Legal Update
  • February 2010Publication
    A 'Customary Freight Unit' Can Be Determined by Flat Rate a Carrier Charges for Entire Load, but the Rotterdam Rules Might Change the Outcome …
    Transportation Legal Update
  • January 2010Publication
    Suit in a Non-designated Forum Results in Dismissal of Case – And Sanctions
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 16, 2009Publication
    The Big Business of Maritime Piracy and the Modern Corsair — Dead Men Tell No Tales
    The Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
  • July 16, 2009Publication
    What’s in the Box? An Overview of Domestic and International Developments in Port Security and Safe Carriage of Containerized Cargo
    Journal of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
  • April 29, 2009Publication
    By Land or by Sea...A Comparison of the Fundamentals of the Carmack and COGSA Liability Regimes
    Transportation Legal Update
  • October 2, 2008Publication
    Kirby’s Wake?: How the Calm Waters of Ocean Transportation Intermediary and Subcontractor Liability Suddenly Became Unpredictable
    Transportation Legal Update
  • July 1, 2008Event / CLE
    Matison to Speak at Association of Transportation Law Professionals 79th Annual Meeting
    Association of Transportation Law Professionals | Williamsburg, Virginia
  • September 17, 2006Publication
    The Current Mto Federal Regulatory Environment: A Summary of Federal Maritime Commission Structure and Recent Activity Impacting the Regulation of Ports And Other Marine Terminal Operators
     
    Transportation Legal Update
  • August 2006Publication
    Maine Statute Affecting Interstate Delivery of Tobacco Products Goes Up In Smoke
    Transportation Legal Update
  • 2005Publication
    The U.S. Supreme Court Blesses Industry’s Trend Toward Intermodalism
    Transportation Legal Update
  • 2002Publication
    Ocean Transportation Intermediaries: How Three and a Half Years of “Deregulation” Have Impacted Ocean Freight Forwarders and Non-vessel Operating Common Carriers
    Transportation Legal Update

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