Legal Opinion
Sompo Japan Insurance Co. of America v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 4, 2012No. Nos. 07 Civ. 2735(DC), 07 Civ. 10498(DC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America and Sompo Japan Insur*492anee, Inc. (together, “Sompo”) and Nipponkoa Insurance Company Limited (“Nipponkoa”) insured cargo carried on a train that derailed near Dallas, Texas, on April 18, 2006. Defendants Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Kansas City Southern Railway Company operated the derailed train and the track on which it ran.
In these separate but related actions,1 Sompo and Nipponkoa, as subrogees of the insureds, sued defendants2 alleging claims under various federal laws and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Western World Insurance Company v. Stack Oil, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky ReeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- NetJets Aviation, Inc. v. LHC COMMUNICATIONS, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Sompo Japan Insurance Co. of America v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
- Sompo Japan Insurance v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2013
- Sompo Japan v. Norfolk So. Railway, Nipponkoa Ins. v. Norfolk So. RailwayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014