Legal Opinion
Lamm v. Bekins Van Lines Co.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided April 17, 2001No. Civil Action 00-T-224-SPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The question presented is whether this federal court has removal jurisdiction based on, among other things, “complete preemption” under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C.A. § 14706. 1 For the reasons that follow, the court concludes that it does not.
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Plaintiffs Mark D. and Beate Lamm brought this lawsuit to recover for damage done to their household goods while the goods were being shipped from Alabama to Hawaii pursuant to an arrangement with private companies secured by the United States military, of which Mrs. Lamm is an active servicemember; they…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Caterpillar Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hoskins v. Bekins Van LinesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- United States Aviation Underwriters, Inc. v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2003
- Glass v. Crimmins Transfer Co.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 2004
- Rosenthal v. United Van Lines, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
- Stephenson v. Wheaton Van Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 2002
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