Case Result

$922,945

Cargo Damage

2018
Chicago, IL

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Case Details

Won summary judgment for an Insurer-Subrogee client, resulting in an award of $922,944.67 for mining equipment damaged in transit due to a railcar collision. LEF successfully argued that the railroads failed to effectively limit their liability under the Carmack Amendment.

Additional Notes

Steven B. Belgrade won the judgment. Case: _Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. v. BNSF Railway Co., et al_., Case No. 1:15-cv-1068 (C.D.Il, Mar. 14, 2018).