United States Eleventh Circuit
Werner Enters., Inc. v. Westwind Maritime Int'l, Inc., 07-15488
In an action to recover the full value of a shipment of lost cell phones under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, summary judgment for common carrier sustaining a limitation of its liability is affirmed where, contrary to insurer's claims: 1) this case is not distinguishable from Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Kirby, 543 U.S. 14, 125 S. Ct. 385, 160 L.Ed.2d 283 (2004); 2) the contractual limitation of liability at issue complied with the applicable statutory requirements; and 3) the district court did not apply an incorrect rate of prejudgment interest.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/12/2009
- Published 01/13/2009
Judges
- ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, ANDERSON, Circuit Judge, and COHILL, District Judge.
Court
- United States Eleventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Dana K. Martin, Houston, TX, Michael Charles Black, Cassidy & Black, P.A., Miami, FL, Keith Bruce Dalen, Hill Rivkins & Hayden, LLP, New York, NY, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Jerry D. Haynes, Edward R. Nicklaus, Nicklaus & Associates, PA, Coral Gables, FL, David K. Monroe, Galland, Kharasch, Greenerg, Fellman & Swirsky PC, Washington, DC, Lawrence J. Roberts, Lawrence J. Roberts & Associates, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Appellee.