49 U.S.C. § 11707 — Liability when property is delivered in violation of routing instructions
submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-88 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 195 words · no verdicts yet
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When a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part diverts or delivers property to another rail carrier in violation of routing instructions in the bill of lading, both of those rail carriers are jointly and severally liable to the rail carrier that was deprived of its right to participate in hauling that property for the total amount of the rate it would have received if it participated in hauling the property.
A rail carrier is not liable under paragraph (1) of this subsection when it diverts or delivers property in compliance with an order or regulation of the Board.
A rail carrier to whom property is transported is not liable under this subsection if it shows that it had no notice of the routing instructions before transporting the property. The burden of proving lack of notice is on that rail carrier.
The court shall award a reasonable attorney’s fee to the plaintiff in a judgment against the defendant rail carrier under subsection (a) of this section. The court shall tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs of the action.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 849.)
- 1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-88 · 109 Stat. 849
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-88 on 1995-12-29.
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