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· 9/30/1991

Margetson v. United Van Lines, Inc.

Citations

  • 785 F. Supp. 917
  • 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19738
  • 1991 WL 322603

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The award of either multiple or punitive damages is inconsistent with the legislative intent of the Carmack Amendment, which allows recovery of only actual damages; the imposition of treble or punitive damages would impermissibly frustrate legislative intent.”
  • state statutory consumer protection claims preempted by Carmack Amendment
  • “The Carmack Amendment is to be broadly construed[.]”

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Judges: Campos

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