United States Eleventh Circuit
A.I.G. URUGUAY COMPANIA DE SEGUROS, S.A. v. AAA COOPER TRANSP., 02-11570
An action under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, for damages stemming from sealed goods lost during shipping, the contents of a sealed container must be proven by direct evidence, and the district court erred in finding that circumstantial evidence could be sufficient.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/19/2003
- Published 06/19/2003
Judges
- BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before BIRCH, CARNES and BRUNETTI , Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Cindy Jane Mishcon,Pyszka, Blackmon, Levy & Savola, P.A., Jeffrey Arthur Mowers, Peters, Robertson, Demahy, Parsons, Mowers, Passaro & Drake, P.A., Hialeah, FL, for Defendant-Appellant., Alvaro L. Mejer, Armstrong & Mejer, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.