Legal Opinion
Federal Insurance Company v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2011No. 09-55028PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FISHER, Circuit Judge:
This is another maritime case about a train wreck. Federal Insurance Company (FIC) sues for damage to property destroyed during the inland leg of international intermodal carriage. FIC is the subrogee of the shipper, Text International Pte. Ltd. (Text International), which contracted with an ocean carrier, APL Co. Pte. Ltd. (APL), to ship goods from Singapore to Alabama. APL subcontracted with Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP) for rail carriage inland from San Pedro, California. UP’s train derailed, destroying Text’s goods. FIC had insured the goods and paid Text…
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