Legal Opinion
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. M/V Cape Fear
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 18, 1992No. 91-5402PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
In this case we are required to decide whether the Submarine Cable Act of 18881 provides an implied private right of action to owners of submarine cables that are damaged as a result of the negligent conduct of others. The district court held that it does. American Tel. & Tel. Co. v. M/V Cape Fear, 763 F.Supp. 97, 105 (D.N.J.1991). We will reverse.
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The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is a member of a consortium that owns an international submarine telephone and communication cable known as TAT-7. This cable, which stretches across the bottom…
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