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Perspective

Nov. 9, 2009

A Day Late, $1 Million Short

Gregg Garfinkel of Nemecek & Cole says interstate shippers who do not adhere to the claims filing requirement can lose valuable rights.

CIVIL PROCEDURE

By Gregg Garfinkel

The Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 14706) authorizes interstate motor carriers to provide "reasonable" claims filing limitations on a shipper's ability to obtain compensation for property loss. Shippers of goods in interstate commerce (and their insurers) are well-advised to familiarize themselves, and understand, the claims filing requirement, which appears as a term and condition of reco...

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