The previous post, dated November 25, quoted an article in Crain’s Chicago Business in which an export attorney was quoted as saying:

“At the very least, you should have your freight forwarder check compliance, so if they identify a problem, they can stop the order before it ships.”

I said in that post that, knowing what I did about the law firm in question, I was “absolutely certain” that the lawyer was misquoted or the statement was taken completely out of context. The attorney involved has since spoken with me and confirmed that I was right and that the article misquoted the lawyer.

Significantly, during the interview the lawyer had become concerned that the reporter was not understanding what was being said and asked to review any attributed quotations prior to publication, a request that the reporter did not honor. Another reason, of course, not to believe everything you read in a newspaper or magazine. Blogs, on the other hand, can always be trusted completely.

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