Legal Opinion
Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky Reefer
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 1995No. 94-623PublishedCited by 311 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
This case requires us to interpret the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA), 46 U. S. C. App. § 1300 et seq., as it relates to a contract containing a clause requiring arbitration in a foreign country. The question is whether a foreign arbitration clause in a bill of lading is invalid under COGSA because it lessens liability in the sense that COGSA prohibits. Our holding that COGSA does not forbid selection of the foreign forum makes it unnecessary to resolve the further question whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U. S. C. § 1 et seq. (1988 ed. and Supp. V), would override COGSA…
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