Individual Shipper’s Suit Against Mover Alleging Theft of Jewelry Arising Out Of Interstate Move Removed From State To Federal Court – Subject Matter Of Suit – Interstate Transportation – Governed by Carmack Amendment – State Law Claims Preempted
By Gerald D. Borovick In a case involving an alleged theft of jewelry by a Mover hired to pack load and transport an Individual Shipper’s household goods and personal effects from Connecticut to Maryland, a Federal court in Connecticut held the Shipper’s State law claims (including statutory theft, conversion and Connecticut’s unfair trade practices act) … Read more