Starrag v. Maersk, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
486 F.3d 607 · 2007
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 46 U.S.C. § 30701 (Harter Act) · 46 U.S.C. § 30704 (Harter Act) · 49 U.S.C. § 11707
Relies on Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. · Olsen v. Idaho State Board of Medicine · Henley Drilling Co. v. McGee · Miller v. Safeco Title Insurance · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. v. SS Hong Kong Producer
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Neither the carrier nor the ship shall in any event be or become liable for any loss or damage to or in connection with the transportation of goods in an amount exceeding $500 per package lawful money of the United States, or in case of goods not shipped in packages, per customary freight unit, or the equivalent of that sum in other currency, unless the nature and value of such goods have been declared by the shipper before shipment and inserted in the bill of lading. This declaration, if embodied in the bill of lading, shall be prima facie evidence, but shall not be conclusive on the carrier.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.