Legal Opinion
American Airlines, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided November 30, 2005No. 04-1736CPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BRADEN, Judge.
Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc. (“American Airlines” or “AA”) seeks to recover at least $2,627,974.12 that the Departments of Homeland Security and Agriculture imposed on commercial airlines, pursuant to two statutory schemes: the Immigration User Fee Statute, 8 U.S.C. §§ 1356, et. seq., and the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Statute, 21 U.S.C. § 136(a).
RELEVANT FACTS AND BACKGROUND1
A. The Immigration User Fee.
In 1986, Congress enacted the Immigration User Fee Statute2 that requires an entity issuing tickets to passengers traveling into…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Rotech Healthcare Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- American Airlines, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- American Airlines, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
- Adair v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
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