United States Ninth Circuit

Carriage Of Goods By Sea Act's one year period to bring an action against a carrier will apply to bar a claim under the Pomerene Act where that claim is based on a bill of lading issued for the carriage of goods by sea.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2002
• Decided 04/26/2002
• Published 04/26/2002

Judges

• Before: FERNANDEZ and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges, and REED, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth F. Matteld, Los Angeles, California, (argued);  Geoffrey W. Gill, Arter & Hadden, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David R. Woolley, Woolley & Russell, Long Beach, CA, for the defendants-appellees.