A Touchy Legal Question For FedEx, UPS: What’s in the Box? - Wall Street Journal
How much responsibility do shippers like FedEx Corp. or United Parcel Service Inc. bear for the contents of the box or envelope they deliver to your doorstep?
That’s the question carriers are mulling after the Department of Justice indicted FedEx last week with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances over its alleged role in transporting painkillers and other prescription drugs that had been sold illegally. FedEx denies any wrongdoing, and says it will plead not guilty.
How much responsibility do shippers like FedEx Corp. or United Parcel Service Inc. bear for the contents of the box or envelope they deliver to your doorstep?
That’s the question carriers are mulling after the Department of Justice indicted FedEx last week with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances over its alleged role in transporting painkillers and other prescription drugs that had been sold illegally. FedEx denies any wrongdoing, and says it will plead not guilty.