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· 10/25/1993

Schultz v. Auld

Citations

  • 848 F. Supp. 1497
  • 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19709
  • 1993 WL 624029

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the Carmack Amendment preempts state claims for recovery for goods which have been lost or damaged during shipment
  • holding that the Carmack Amendment preempts claim under the Idaho Consumer Protection Act
  • calling Brown “clearly inconsistent with decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the federal circuits to have directly addressed the issue”
  • stating, “Virtually every circuit to address this issue has held that the Carmack Amendment preempts state law remedies for loss or damage to goods shipped by common carriers.”
  • shipper alleged that carrier's representations about liability coverage were fraudulent and violated state consumer practices statute
  • “Decisions more recent than those on which Plaintiff relies have uniformly upheld the preemptive effect of the Car-mack Amendment and that the application of a state’s deceptive trade practices act is totally incongruous with the purposes of the Carmack Amendment.”

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Judges: Williams

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