American Shipper magazine : Shippers Case Law

A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 and reversed a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals finding that a shipment originating overseas under a through bill of lading is moving under an “essentially maritime” contract, and as such is subject to the Carriage of Goods at Sea Act (COGSA). (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., et al. v. Regal-Beloit Corp. et al., No. 08-1553, June 21) Over a dissent writt...