Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

I was involved in an interstate move (from NC to FL) in January of 2011. The moving company packed my flat screen tv and damaged it (huge spider-web crack in the lower left hand corner). I have submitted a claim for payment of damages and they are offering 60 cents per lbs. Basically, they are offering my $40 for an $800 television. What are my rights especially given that they packed the television using a blanket and a piece of cardboard, stored my belongs for a time (they had four different occasions to break my TV), and did not have me write on my order for service "60 cents per pound per article" (the mover wrote "0.60 per lbs).


Asked on 6/06/11, 8:20 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

These are governed by a federal law called the Carmack Amendment, If you signed the bill of lading limiting liability to 60 cents, then you are probably stuck with that.

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Answered on 6/06/11, 12:55 pm


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