Matthew T. Loesberg
88 Pine Street, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10005
Matt has been litigating cases in the courts of New York for over 15 years. He has handled cases involving all aspects of maritime law, aviation and transportation as well as insurance coverage and bad faith issues. He has prosecuted subrogation claims and defended major air and ocean carriers as well as forwarders and logistic providers in claims. Matt continues to represent public and quasi-public organizations in the state of New York defending personal injury claims prosecuted by passengers. He spent significant time handling maritime litigation claims, specifically those that involve piers and docks.
Matt has represented major airlines and logistic companies involving claims for loss and damage in both United States domestic and international carriage. He has also represented insurers in marine insurance cases involving coverage issues and bad faith claims in the courts of New York, California and Rhode Island. After practicing law in Los Angeles, California, in the early 1990s, he returned to New York City where he still practices today. He is admitted to the courts in California and New York.
Significant Representative Matters
Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Skyway Freight Systems, Inc., 235 F.3d 53 (2d Cir. 2000) Represented an airline in this case for loss of cargo while being transported by truck under an air waybill domestically across the United States. In making a groundbreaking holding in the Circuit, the Court agreed with the airline and held that both domestic truck and air transport moving under an air waybill were governed by federal common law and that federal common law was a basis for federal jurisdiction.
Republic National Bank of New York v. Delta Air Lines, 263 F.3d 42 (2d Cir. 2001) Successfully broke the airline's limitation of liability under the Warsaw Convention for the loss of 1 million dollars in cash during air carriage from New York to Russia.
Areas of Practice
Education
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988 J.D.
Hobart & William Smith College, 1985 B.A.
Classes/Seminars Taught
Multimodal Transportation: What law, what limitations - Marine Claims and Recovery Forum.
Past Employment Positions
McDermott & Radzik, LLP
Kennedy Lillis Schmidt & English
Areas of Practice
Education
- Tulane University Law School (J.D., 1988)
- Hobart & William Smith College (B.A., 1985)
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1989
- California, 1991
- U.S District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S District Court Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court Central District of California
- United States District Court Southern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- United States District Court Northern District of California
- United States District Court Eastern District of California