Legal Opinion
Kemper Insurance Companies v. Federal Express Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 12, 2001No. 00-2300PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
This appeal involves eight packages of jewelry shipped by defendant-appellee Federal Express (“FedEx”). The shipper, Holmes Protection Group, Inc. (“Holmes”), purchased third-party insurance from plaintiff-appellant Kemper Insurance Companies, Inc. (“Kemper”). Kemper, as sub-rogee, sought to invalidate the $100 limitation of liability provided for in the relevant shipping documents. The district court concluded that the limitation of liability was valid, and that attempts by Kemper to amend its complaint to include: (i) claims under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. §…
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