Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.

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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.
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Decided June 17, 2010
Full case nameKawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.
Citations561 U.S. 89 ( more )
Holding
When a cargo shipment begins overseas, portions of the trip when the goods are traveling over land by train are governed by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, not the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens  · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy  · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito  · Sonia Sotomayor
Case opinions
MajorityKennedy
DissentSotomayor, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg
Laws applied
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, when a cargo shipment begins overseas, portions of the trip when the goods are traveling over land by train are governed by the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, not the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010)
  2. "Court curbs Carmack in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha". SCOTUSblog. June 21, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2024.