Legal Opinion

A.I.G. Uruguay Compania De Seguros, S.A. v. AAA Cooper Transportation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 19, 2003No. 02-11570PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

AAA Cooper Transportation accepted for shipment three shrink-wrapped pallets from Motorola, each containing a number of cellular phones. These pallets disappeared before delivery, and A.I.G. Uruguay Compañía de Seguros, S.A., sues under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14706, for resulting damages. In this appeal, we clarify the evidentiary predicate necessary to prove the contents of a sealed container under the Carmack Amendment. We AFFIRM the district court.

I. BACKGROUND

The relevant facts in this case are undisputed, and we accept the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Offshore Aviation v. Transcon Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Fmc Finance Corporation v. Albert D. Murphree, Jr. And Dorothy E. MurphreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Mitek Holdings, Incorporated, Mitek Industries, Incorporated v. Arce Engineering Company, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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