In an unpublished opinion, the U.S. against the carrier. In the instant case, a container of shoes was being shipped from Brazil to Lynchburg, Va. sealed, and weighed in Brazil. lading prepared in Brazil. After the container was delivered, it was discovered that many of the shoes were missing. other things, that it accepted the shipper's weight and count. The court determined that the Carmack Amendment applied since the shipment was from a foreign country and that the Pomerene Act did not apply since this particular leg of the shipment was intrastate. The court held that, where the carrier includes the weight of the shipment (without qualification) on its own bill of lading, the fact that the seals are intact is not a defense under the Carmack Amendment.