Legal Opinion
Safir v. United States Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 23, 1985No. 85 C 0864PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
NICKERSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s complaint alleges a private right of action implied from section 810 of the Merchant Marine Act, 46 U.S.G. § 1227, to recover a “restitutionary remedy in the form of disgorgement of the illegal earnings” of defendants. He seeks (a) $227,-686,369.33 in subsidies paid by the United States to defendant steamship companies during 1965 and 1966 when they were engaged in unlawful conduct, (b) interest, compounded quarterly, on that amount, and (c) over $2 billion in profits defendants allegedly earned from the use of the subsidies.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Touche Ross & Co. v. RedingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Safir v. DoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Safir v. United States Lines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Safir v. United States Lines Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- In Re American President Lines, Inc., Marshall P. SafirCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Cromer v. Kraft Foods North America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- In Re American President Lines, Ltd., Debtor. Appeal of Marshall P. Safir. In Re Farrell Lines, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Marshall P. SafirCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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