· 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
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- 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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