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MITSUI MARINE & FIRE INS. CO. v. HANJIN SHIPPING CO. LTD.

Nos. A06A0051, A06A0185.

632 S.E.2d 467 (2006)

279 Ga. App. 689

MITSUI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD. v. HANJIN SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD. et al. Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

June 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bouhan, Williams, & Levy, Edwin D. Robb, Jr., Todd M. Baiad, Savannah, for Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.

Inglesby, Falligant, Horne, Courington & Chisholm, Glen M. Darbyshire, Roy R. Jelly IV, Savannah, Brennan, Harris & Rominger, Thomas L. Bass, Jr., for Hanjin Shipping Company, Ltd. et al., and Norfolk Southern Railway Company.

PHIPPS, Judge.

These appeals arise from a maritime suit to recover damages to cargo that occurred during the inland leg of its transportation from Japan to Alabama. The questions presented are whether the damages are capped by a $500 per package liability limitation contained in the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act1 ("COGSA") and, if so, what constitutes a "package" under that act. Relying on the United States Supreme Court's 2004 decision...

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