Andresen & Borovick, LLP

All interstate motor carriers (including carriers previously considered "exempt motor carriers"), certain leasing companies, brokers and freight forwarders will be required to register with a base-State and pay an annual fee under the federal Unified Carrier Registration Plan authorized by an act contained in SAFETEA-LU of 2005.
Summary of Unified Carrier Registration System

A Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules that an “Automatic Stay” violation proves costly to self-storage facility that elected to proceed with auction sale after notice of customer's bankruptcy filing.
Dollar Storage Case Annotation

The First Circuit decides a limit of liability case that will likely have great application for Movers in Massachusetts involved in disputes over in-state (i.e., Non-Carmack) loss/damage claims.

Rational Case Annotation

Revised and updated Federal Statute requires businesses to obtain a court order prior to conducting a lien enforcement sale on personal property in certain circumstances.
Summary of Federal Service Members Relief Act

The Massachusetts Appeals Court decides in favor of a Warehouseman upholding a limitation of liability provision in a warehouse receipt.
Metro Freezer Case Annotation