Distribuidora Mari Jose, S.A. De C v. v. Transmaritime, Inc.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant, Transmaritime, Inc. (“Tran-smaritime”), appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff, Distribuidora Mari Jose, S.A. de C.V. (“Mari Jose”). Mari Jose sued for the loss of its goods in transit under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 14706. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

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This case involves the apparent disappearance of nearly 2,000 boxes of Christmas lights while in transit from China to Mexico, Mari Jose is a Mexican corporation engaged in the import and export business.…