In September 2023 I have published on SSRN my article "Cooptation of the Carmack Amendment by the Railroads, 1906-1917: A Study in Associational Lawyering"
The TABLE OF CONTENTS is:
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
I. THE LANDSCAPE OF SHIPPERS’ LITIGATION WITH CARRIERS OVER
CARGO LOSS AND DAMAGE BEFORE SENATOR CARMACK’S
LEGISLATION 59
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“MR. CARMACK’S EXCELLENT AMENDMENT”
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THE ASSOCIATIONAL LAWYERING THAT PROCURED THE RAILROAD
CLIENTS’ DESIRED JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION OF THE CARMACK AMENDMENT, 1906-1917
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The ICC’s Advisory Opinion and the Railroad Attorneys
Conferences
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The Supreme Court Decisions in Riverside Mills and Scott
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Croninger and Its Progeny
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CONCLUSION
APPENDIX. Chart of Counsel Involved, Railroad Attorneys Conference
Connections, and Case Outcomes in Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting,
or on Preemption Issues Pertinent to, the Carmack Amendment, 1906-1917
-->Here is the link to the article:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4559518