Legal Opinion
Power Standards Lab, Inc. v. Federal Express Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 2005No. A103021PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAY, P. J.
Damage to electronic equipment being shipped by defendant Federal Express Corporation (Federal Express) led to litigation that culminated in a judgment in favor of Plaintiff Power Standards Lab, Inc. (PSL) for $78,000 in compensatory damages and $600,000 in punitive damages. The dispositive question is whether federal law—in the form of a preemption provision in the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 and a doctrine of federal common law—precludes a state court from awarding any relief greater than was expressly and contractually negotiated between the carrier and the shipper.…
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