Altadis USA, Inc. v. Sea Star Line, LLC, et al.

Subject:

Carmack Amendment, Admiralty, Carriers, Shipping, Bills of Lading

• Does the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, apply to the inland leg of a multimodal shipment to a place in the United States from a place in a territory of the United States, as provided in 49 U.S.C. section 13501(1)(C), even if the inland carrier does not issue a separate bill of lading for the inland leg?

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit Opinion Filed: August 7, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: January 5, 2007

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket