Clevo Co v Hecny Transportation Inc – US Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) (Alfred T Goodwin and William A Fletcher Ct JJ and Edward R Korman SDJ) – 26 April 2013

Carriage of goods by sea – Limitation of liability – Seller bringing claim for misdelivery of goods against freight forwarder acting as agent of carrier – Whether claim time-barred – Whether defendant entitled to benefit of Himalaya clause in bill of lading

Clevo was a Taiwan-based manufacturer of computer parts and accessories. In 2007 Clevo and a Brazilian entity (Amazon) agreed that Clevo would manufacture and sell, and Amazon would buy, millions of dollars’ worth of Clevo computer parts.