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46 CFR §545.4

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46 U.S.C. 41102(c) is interpreted to require the following elements in order to establish a successful claim for reparations:
  1. (a)The respondent is an ocean common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary;
  2. (b)The claimed acts or omissions of the regulated entity are occurring on a normal, customary, and continuous basis;
  3. (c)The practice or regulation relates to or is connected with receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property;
  4. (d)The practice or regulation is unjust or unreasonable; and
  5. (e)The practice or regulation is the proximate cause of the claimed loss.