G.F. Company v. Pan Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd., Aka, Panobulk America, Inc., and Pan Queen, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel and Furniture Banque Indosuez

Opinion by Judge HALL.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Pan Ocean Shipping Company appeals the district court’s summary judgment for plaintiff G.F. Company in an action under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act for damages to plywood that Pan Ocean transported from the Far East to the United States. We conclude the district court erred by invalidating the disclaimers on Pan Ocean’s bills of lading and, accordingly, we reverse.

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In 1988, G.F. Company purchased a cargo of wooden doorskins from Pyramid Trading Company, a Taiwanese supplier, and arranged for shipment from the port at…