Legal Opinion
Florida Transportation Services, inc. v. Miami-Dade County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 28, 2012No. 11-10475, 11-11116PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a county ordinance for permitting stevedores at the Port of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Stevedores load and unload millions of dollars in cargo in interstate and foreign commerce at the Port each year. Stevedore permits expired annually and a county ordinance required each stevedore company each year to reapply and be reassessed, along with any new applicants, as to competency, safety record, financial strength, and need.
Plaintiff Florida Transportation Services, Inc. (“FTS”) filed suit against Defendant Miami-Dade County (“the County”), which…
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