ORDER AND OPINION
ANDREW L. CARTER, JR., District Judge.
A train derailment has set off a chain reaction of claims and cross-claims that question the applicability of the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11706, the default scheme for rail carriers' liability for goods entrusted to their transport. As a general rule, under the Carmack Amendment, rail carriers are liable for the full value of the goods damaged after receipt by the carrier. However...
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