American Home Assurance Co. v. Linie

On July 23, 2002, a Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company ("BNSF") train derailed en route to Long Beach, California from Chicago, Illinois. The derailment resulted in extensive damage to cargo, including a containerized shipment of two engines owned by Caterpillar, Inc. ("Caterpillar"). This case concerns BNSFs right to limit its liability to $500.00 for the loss and damage to the engines pursuant to the contracts governing the shipment.