Question: The Carmack Amendment is a federal statute which allows cargo owners to sue interstate truckers for cargo damage. Suppose an Ohio cargo owner contracts with
The Carmack Amendment is a federal statute which allows cargo owners to sue interstate truckers for cargo damage. Suppose an Ohio cargo owner contracts with a trucker to carry cargo from Iowa to Ohio. The trucker is from Iowa. The cargo arrives with $ damage and the cargo owner wants to sue in federal court. Can the cargo owner sue in federal court?
Yes, under federal question jurisdiction but not diversity jurisdiction
Yes, under diversity jurisdiction but not federal question jurisdiction
No there is no federal jurisdiction
Yes, there is both federal question jurisdiction and diversity jurisdiction
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