Legal Opinion
Virgin Islands Port Authority v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 26, 2019No. 2018-1698PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dyk, Circuit Judge.
The Virgin Islands Port Authority ("VIPA") appeals from the grant of the United States' motion for summary judgment in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ("Claims Court"). The Claims Court rejected VIPA's claim that the collection of wharfage and tonnage fees by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("Customs") constituted an illegal exaction. We affirm.
*1332 BACKGROUND
The dispute between VIPA and the United States centers on the question of whether certain fees were lawfully collected by Customs from users of ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands ("Virgin Islands"). The particular…
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