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

Decided June 21, 2010. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-1553 · 561 U.S. 89 (2010) · Cited 120 times

Holding

Because the Carmack Amendment does not apply to a shipment originating overseas under a single through bill of lading, the parties’

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Reider v. Thompson · 339 U.S. 113 (1950)
• Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. · 543 U.S. 14 (2004)
• St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Starbird · 243 U.S. 592 (1917)
• The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co. · 407 U.S. 1 (1972)
• Burlington Northern Railroad v. Oklahoma Tax Commission · 481 U.S. 454 (1987)
• Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky Reefer · 515 U.S. 528 (1995)
• Massachusetts v. United States · 333 U.S. 611 (1948)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Brown v. Gardner · 513 U.S. 115 (1994)
• Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• Gozlon-Peretz v. United States · 498 U.S. 395 (1991)
• United States v. O’Brien · 560 U.S. 218 (2010)
• New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Nothnagle · 346 U.S. 128 (1953)
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. O'Connor · 232 U.S. 508 (1914)

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Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Department of Commerce v. New York · 588 U.S. 752 (2019)

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