CSX Transportation, Inc. v. ABB Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on January 21, 2014
Issue: Whether the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. §§ 11706, 14706, imposes a heightened “specificity” requirement on the parties to a shipping contract, precluding enforcement of an agreed-upon limitation on the carrier’s liability set forth in an incorporated tariff if the contract itself does not explicitly describe the limitation or the tariff.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Oct 7 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2013) |
| Oct 24 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or neither party, received from counsel for petitioner, CSX Transportation, Inc.. |
| Oct 30 2013 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
| Nov 5 2013 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including December 12, 2013. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of American Trucking Associations, Inc. filed. |
| Nov 12 2013 | Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Railroads filed. |
| Dec 12 2013 | Brief of respondent ABB Inc. in opposition filed. |
| Dec 30 2013 | Reply of petitioner CSX Transportation, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 31 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 17, 2014. |
| Jan 21 2014 | Petition DENIED. |
