Rexroth Hydraudyne B v. v. Ocean World Lines, Inc.

WESLEY, Circuit Judge:

Two years ago this Court examined the interplay of two federal statutes that govern the transport of goods from foreign shores to inland delivery points in the United States. See Sompo Japan Ins. Co. of Am. v. Union Pac. R.R., 456 F.3d 54 (2d Cir.2006). We concluded that, when a rail carrier is charged with damage to the shipment, its liability is defined by the Car-mack Amendment 1 to the Interstate Commerce Act (“Carmack”), 49 U.S.C. § 11706, and that alternative contractual provisions of the accompanying intermodal bill of lading — even when authorized by the Carriage…