pcworld.com— Microsoft is suing U.S.-based cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a train derailment in Texas, according to court documents.
Oct 11, 2008View in Crawl 4
In all modes of shipping, there is a standard "limit of liability". It is not determined by individual freight or express companies, but by the boards that govern them. This is very likely printed on the individual shipping contract (bill of lading, waybill) that Microsoft signed. These limits have been established and accepted in the shipping community for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Phonecians.It's been years since I worked in transportation, but back then, the limit of liability for surface transportation was on the order of $0.50 per pound. It probably has not gone up by much, if at all. What does an Xbox weigh in its shipping carton? 2 lbs? 3? So Microsoft might be legally entitled to $2 or $3 for each unit. That makes the DHL total liability $63,000, far from the $2M that Microsoft is claiming.The consignor (Microsoft) may purchase insurance of a larger amount, either through the carrier (DHL) or directly from their own insurance company.IANAL, but I suspect Microsoft is beat on this one.
98% of DHL drivers are ex-cons with multiple crimes. the other 2% are dealing drugs on there routes. I know this for a fact i was a Dock manger once. As for The Xboxes Microsoft should have known better. oh wait it's Microsoft they really don't know better
FedEx is such a great company....that they resort to cheating the American Taxpayer all in the name of corporate greed. FedEx pays their ground drivers employees with an illegal contractor scheme designed to avoid payroll taxes, a vital source of tax revenue for our government. This scheme is about to come to an end....very soon. FedEx will be the next company to crater, just like Bear Stearns and AIG did.
flaflashrOct 12, 2008
In all modes of shipping, there is a standard "limit of liability". It is not determined by individual freight or express companies, but by the boards that govern them. This is very likely printed on the individual shipping contract (bill of lading, waybill) that Microsoft signed. These limits have been established and accepted in the shipping community for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Phonecians.It's been years since I worked in transportation, but back then, the limit of liability for surface transportation was on the order of $0.50 per pound. It probably has not gone up by much, if at all. What does an Xbox weigh in its shipping carton? 2 lbs? 3? So Microsoft might be legally entitled to $2 or $3 for each unit. That makes the DHL total liability $63,000, far from the $2M that Microsoft is claiming.The consignor (Microsoft) may purchase insurance of a larger amount, either through the carrier (DHL) or directly from their own insurance company.IANAL, but I suspect Microsoft is beat on this one.
allthingsthatflyOct 12, 2008
So train crashes = Xbox explosion?
allthingsthatflyOct 12, 2008
So everybody should sue microsoft if they cause a crash? Lose of time?hmmm
feldonOct 13, 2008
98% of DHL drivers are ex-cons with multiple crimes. the other 2% are dealing drugs on there routes. I know this for a fact i was a Dock manger once. As for The Xboxes Microsoft should have known better. oh wait it's Microsoft they really don't know better
usedtoberedOct 18, 2008
This is proof that you shouldn't deal with incompetent foriegn businesses. Good Job, Microsoft!Next time ...use UPS or FedEx.
usedtoberedOct 18, 2008
FedEx is such a great company....that they resort to cheating the American Taxpayer all in the name of corporate greed. FedEx pays their ground drivers employees with an illegal contractor scheme designed to avoid payroll taxes, a vital source of tax revenue for our government. This scheme is about to come to an end....very soon. FedEx will be the next company to crater, just like Bear Stearns and AIG did.