Second Circuit enforces cargo waybill’s liability limitation clause
September 13, 2007
Eli Lilly Do Brasil, Ltda v. Federal Express Corp. (2d Cir. N.Y. Sept. 11, 2007). While in FedEx’s custody in Brazil, the shipper’s cargo was stolen. The cargo was worth about $800,000, but FedEx’s waybill limited the carrier’s liability for stolen goods to $20 per kilogram, or about $28,000 if the limitation applied. The shipper … More Second Circuit enforces cargo waybill’s liability limitation clause