Legal Opinion

Dimond Rigging Co. v. BDP Int'l, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 25, 2019No. 18-3615PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Dimond Rigging Company, LLC ("Dimond"), appeals from a district-court judgment dismissing its suit against Appellees BDP International, Inc. ("BDP") and Logitrans International, LLC ("Logitrans") because Dimond's suit was not timely filed within the one-year statute of limitations set forth in the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act ("COGSA"). We affirm the district court's judgment.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Dimond was hired by a Chinese auto manufacturer to "rig, dismantle, wash, and pack," and ultimately ship several tons of used automotive assembly-line equipment to…

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