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· 8/13/2007

Emmert Industrial Corp. v. Artisan Associates, Inc.

Citations

  • 497 F.3d 982
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 19180
  • 2007 WL 2296773

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that “un- less statutory terms are otherwise defined, they are generally interpreted in accordance with their ordinary meaning” (inter- nal quotation marks omitted)
  • holding the statute's plain language requires a carrier to bring its claims to recover for transportation or service within eighteen months of accrual and \necessarily preempts\ state law providing for a longer period of limitation
  • carrier’s suit seeking recovery for transportation charges against a transportation broker was barred by 18-month statute of limitation of 49 USC § 14705 (a)
  • “Where a 10 statute is complete and unambiguous on its face, additional terms should not be read into 11 the statute.”
  • carrier’s suit seeking recovery for transportation charges against a transportation broker

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Judges: Goodwin, Reinhardt, Smith

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