Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Allied Van Lines Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 2005No. 04-15969PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the awarding of attorney’s fees to shippers who successfully sue carriers of household goods under the Carmack Amendment. The appellants in this case are moving companies. They assert that there is no statutory basis to support the district court’s award of an attorney’s fee to shippers who brought a court action without first engaging in available arbitration. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.
I
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Plaintiffs Edward and Susan Campbell contracted with defendants Kachina Moving and Storage,…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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