47 U.S.C. § 206 — Carriers’ liability for damages

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If a common carrier does something this chapter bans, or fails to do something this chapter requires, it's liable for the full damages that causes. The injured person can also get a reasonable attorney's fee. The court sets that fee and adds it to the case costs.

If a common carrier does, causes, or allows something that this chapter prohibits or makes unlawful — or fails to do something this chapter requires — the carrier is liable to whoever gets hurt by that. The carrier must pay the injured person or people the full amount of damages the violation caused. The injured party also gets a reasonable lawyer's fee, which the court sets in every case where damages are recovered. That fee is taxed and collected as part of the court costs.

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In case any common carrier shall do, or cause or permit to be done, any act, matter, or thing in this chapter prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to do any act, matter, or thing in this chapter required to be done, such common carrier shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation of the provisions of this chapter, together with a reasonable counsel or attorney’s fee, to be fixed by the court in every case of recovery, which attorney’s fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs in the case.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 206, 48 Stat. 1072.)

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1934Enacted · Act of June 19, 1934, ch. 652 · 48 Stat. 1072

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 652 on 1934-06-19.

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