Legal Opinion
Senator Linie GMBH & Co. KG v. Sunway Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 17, 2002No. Docket No. 01-7374PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judge.
This appeal poses the question of whether, under § 4(6) of the U.S. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (“COGSA”), 46 U.S.CApp. § 1304(6), a shipper may be held strictly hable for damages and ex*148penses resulting directly or indirectly from shipments of inherently dangerous goods when neither the shipper nor the carrier had actual or constructive preshipment knowledge of the goods’ dangerous nature. Plaintiff-appellant Senator Linie GMBH & Co. KG (“Senator”), which incurred damages arising from the spontaneous combustion of a chemical cargo aboard its ship, the MTV Tokyo…
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