KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. v. PLANO MOLDING CO.

Nos. 11-2949, 11-2967.

696 F.3d 647 (2012)

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD., "K" Line America, Inc., and Union Pacific Railroad Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PLANO MOLDING CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Meade (argued), Attorney, Washington, DC, Warren J. Marwedel, Attorney, Marwedel, Minichello & Reeb Chicago, IL, Kyle Wallor (argued), Attorney, Lamson Dugan & Murray, Omaha, NE, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Allen C. Wasserman (argued), Attorney, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, WILLIAMS, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

On April 21, 2005, a Union Pacific Railroad Co. train derailed in Oklahoma causing extensive damage to both the railroad and the train's cargo. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("Kawasaki"), "K" Line America, Inc. ("KAM") (collectively "K-Line"), and Union Pacific Railroad Co. ("Union Pacific") (collectively "appellants") blame Plano Molding Co. ("Plano") for the derailment, alleging Plano's steel injection molds were improperly packed, broke through...

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