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U.S. Supreme Court Applies International Intermodal Through Bill of Lading, Sends Claim for Damages in U.S. Rail Crash to Japanese Courts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
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American Journal of International Law , Volume 104 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 502 - 504
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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References

1 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal–Beloit Corp (S.Ct. June 21, 2010), at http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08–l 553.pdf.

2 Id. at 20.

3 46 U.S.C. §30701 note. COGSA governs the terms of bills of lading issued by ocean carriers engaged in U.S. foreign trade.

4 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Kirby, 543 U. S. 14 (2004), that a domestic rail carrier can invoke bill of lading provisions allowed by COGSA, notwithstanding contrary state law requirements.

5 49 U.S.C. §11706.

6 Regal–Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., 557 F.3d 985, 991 (9th Cir. 2009).

7 At http://www.supremecourt.gov/qp/08–01553qp.pdf.

8 Justice Kennedy authored the Court’s opinion, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas, Breyer, and Alito. Justice Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Stevens and Ginsburg.

9 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal–Beloit Corp., slip op. at 12.

10 Id at 13, 17–18.