In the transportation industry, businesses enter into transactions of varying scopes and complexities every day. When issues arise with transactions and business relationships, Scopelitis’ business litigation team is ready to assist, both in pre-suit discussions and negotiations, and when the matter proceeds before state and federal courts around the country.

We assist clients in the following areas:

• Transportation contract disputes whether shipper, broker, motor carrier, or equipment lessor facing
• Disputes related to non-competition or non-solicitation provisions, including enforcement or defense actions
• Rapid response with temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and all other manners of equitable relief requiring quick action
• Evaluation and litigation of trade secret disputes, including in employment or competition context
• Issues associated with indemnification clauses, tenders of defense, insurance coverage, contract law, principle-agency, liability of brokers and shippers, and punitive damages
• Providing defense to transportation employers who are sued as third-party defendants in those states where contribution or indemnity claims are allowed against employers
• Claims in shipping and warehousing industries
• Disputes arising out of merger and acquisition documents or attempts by claimants to pierce corporate veils or unwind corporate restructurings
• Real estate disputes

The transportation industry is competitive, and that extends to commercial disputes centering on rates, customer relationships, proprietary information, and other issues of importance to motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies and all other entities in this space. Our team interprets, enforces, and litigates agreements across all levels of complexity, with a goal to drive commercial disputes to the most effective and efficient resolution possible.

Our team understands contracts in the transportation industry because it’s the industry we serve each and every day. We can assist in solving problems that require quick filings or quick defense (particularly when injunctive relief is involved), but we also understand nuances and differences in jurisdictions around the country when it comes to enforcement and interpretation of particular provisions seen in transportation contracts everywhere. If you have an urgent business need that is in litigation or looks headed that way, we are ready!