United States Ninth Circuit

Evidence that shipper admitted its containers in bill of lading for cigarettes actually contained used tires is sufficient to support summary judgment that shipper breached shipping agreement.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2001
• Decided 08/07/2001
• Published 08/07/2001

Judges

• TROTT, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HUG, TROTT, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Frank X. Dipolito (Argued and Briefed), Jeffrey B. Carra (Briefed), Swain & Dipolito LLP, Long Beach, California, for appellant Laufer Freight Lines, LTD.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark A. O'Brien (Argued), Cogswell, Nakazawa & Chang, Long Beach, California, for appellee Yang Ming Transport Corporation., Thomas C. Jorgensen (Briefed), Cogswell, Nakazawa & Chang, Long Beach, California, for appellee Yang Ming Transport Corporation., Michael W. Lodwick (Argued and Briefed), Haight, Brown & Bonesteel LLP, Santa Ana, California, for appellee American International Cargo Service, Inc.