49 U.S.C. § 80107: Warranties and liability

the bill is genuine; the person has the right to transfer the bill and the title to the goods described in the bill; the person does not know of a fact that would affect the validity or worth of the bill; and the goods are merchantable or fit for a particular purpose when merchantability or fitness would have been implied if the agreement of the parties had been to transfer the goods without a bill of lading. the genuineness of the bill; or the quantity or quality of the goods described in the bill. A common carrier issuing a bill of lading, on the face of which is the word “duplicate” or another word indicating that the bill is not an original bill, is liable the same as a person that represents and warrants that the bill is an accurate copy of an original bill properly issued. The carrier is not otherwise liable under the bill. Indorsement of a bill of lading does not make the indorser liable for failure of the common carrier or a previous indorser to fulfill its obligations.