· 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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