Legal Opinion
The Government of Guam v. American President Lines
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 1994No. 93-7023PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant shippers, including the Government of Guam, 1 sought reparations from ap- pellee carriers 2 in a proceeding before the Federal Maritime Commission for allegedly unlawful rates under the Shipping Act, 1916, and the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933. 3 Appellants thereafter filed a virtually identical claim in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Appellants now contend that the district court erred by not…
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