Legal Opinion
Pacer Global Logistics, Inc. v. National Passenger RR Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 10, 2003No. 01-C-1131PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ADELMAN, District Judge.
I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Pacer Global Logistics, Inc. (“Pacer”) contracted with defendant National Passenger Railroad Corp. (“Amtrak”) to transport cargo from Appleton, Wisconsin to Ontario, California. While Amtrak was transporting the cargo through California, an earthquake occurred causing the rail car carrying the cargo to derail. Pacer, then, commenced an action against Amtrak under the Car-mack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. § 11707, seeking compensation for damage to the cargo. 1 Venue was proper in…
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