“D.O.s for donuts, Dodger tickets and holiday cheer, memories of the “D.B.D.C.”
Presented by Cameron W. Roberts, Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP
Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association – June 25, 2009

CH Robinson adv. Sperl and the lessons learned?
“Case notes and examples for the dangerous road ahead.”
Presented by Cameron W. Roberts, Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP
Harbor Truckers for a Sustainable Future – June 4, 2009

When fully implemented in 2012, the Clean Truck Program takes over 16,000 dirty-diesel trucks off the road, slashing harmful truck emissions by 80 percent.

Roberts & Kehagiaras LLP presentations for WESCCON 2009, the best in the West annual gathering of freight forwarders, customs brokers and NVOCCs. Presented by the PCC, Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers, Freight Forwarders Assns., Inc.

In Regal-Beloit, K-Line issued a through bill of lading for carriage of goods from China to the United States, by sea and by rail. The bill of lading included a Tokyo forum selection clause, under which a claimant would have to file any lawsuits against K-Line in Tokyo, Japan. Under the bill of lading's "Himalaya clause," K-Line's subcontractors could also enforce the forum selection clause. The bill of lading also extended the application of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act ("COGSA") to cover the inland transportation. K-Line subcontracted the rail transportation to Union Pacific. The plaintiff cargo interests sued for damages after Union Pacific's train derailed in Oklahoma. The District Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss based on the Tokyo forum selection clause. The plaintiff filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit of the District Court's order.