Legal Opinion
Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 17, 2009No. 06-56831PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The opinion filed February 4, 2009 is withdrawn.
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine which federal statute governs “a maritime case about a train wreck,” where the parties’ agreement for carriage of goods from China into the United States by sea and then by rail included a Tokyo forum selection clause that would violate one federal law, but would be enforceable under another. See Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. Kirby, 543 U.S. 14, 18, 125 S.Ct. 385, 160 L.Ed.2d 283 (2004). Regal-Beloit and several other named plaintiffs contracted with defendant Kawasaki Risen Kaisha,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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