http://www.haysmcconn.com Hays McConn Content Managers RSS feed. . Copyright 2010 Hays McConn Tendenci Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@haysmcconn.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:28:28 GMT Content Managers http://www.haysmcconn.com/en/cms/95/ Man Roland, Inc. v. Kreitz Motor Express, Inc., et al.; In the Southern District of Texas. Plaintiff sued several entities alleging their negligence under the Carmack Amendment in shipping a printing press from the Port of Houston to Lubbock, Texas. The press, valued at over $1 million, was damaged during transport due to inclement weather. Plaintiff settled with the two other defendants and sought the majority of its damages from the Hays, McConn client. The court granted summary judgment based on the argument that the plaintiff was negligent because it gave specific directions on how the printing press was to be shipped. The court also dismissed all of the plaintiff's claims against the client. Handled by Shannon R. Ramirez. Sidebar: Plaintiff's counsel indicated that, while he believed the case would be reversed on appeal, he did not know if his client would appeal because they will not be entitled to recover attorney's fees. He also told Ms. Ramirez during settlement... http://www.haysmcconn.com/en/cms/95/ Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:21:38 GMT