Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Carmack Amendment
In a case involving insurance coverage for four locomotives that were damaged during a hurricane, plaintiff, as the insurance subrogee, filed a lawsuit against two railway companies under the Carmack Amendment. Defendants argued that any liability they might owe was subject to caps specified on their shipping contracts. The district court granted summary judgment for one defendant and a jury found in favor of the other defendant at trial. The plaintiff appealed and the Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding no error in the district court’s judgment. (ST. EVE and KIRSCH, concurring)