Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Atlas Van Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 9, 2008No. 07-2688PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a claim by Richard and Patricia Lewis against Atlas Van Lines, Inc. (“Atlas”) for damages incurred as a result of Atlas’s failure to live up to its promise to move the Lewises’ household belongings by a date certain. The District Court dismissed the Lewises’ claim, concluding that they had failed to comply with the procedural requirements of 49 U.S.C. § 14706, also known as the “Carmack Amendment,” or, for purposes of this opinion, the “Amendment.” While we agree with the District Court as to one aspect of its ruling, as more fully explained…
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- Moffit v. Bekins Van Lines Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Pathway Bellows, Inc. v. Robert W. Blanchette, Richard C. Bond and John H. McArthur Trustees of the Penn Central Transportation Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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