Legal Opinion
Sompo Japan Insurance v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 16, 2013No. Nos. 07 Civ. 2735(DC), 07 Civ. 10498(DC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America and Sompo Japan Insurance, Incorporated (together, “Sompo”) and Nipponkoa Insurance Company Limited (“Nipponkoa”) insured cargos that were being transported on a train that derailed in Texas in 2006. Defendants Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSR”), Norfolk Southern Corporation, and Kansas City Southern Railway Company operated the derailed train and the track on which it ran.
Sompo and Nipponkoa sued defendants, asserting claims under federal statutory and common law. Following extensive earlier proceedings, I…
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