Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico Ports Authority v. Federal Maritime Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 2008No. 06-1407PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH, in which Chief Judge SENTELLE and Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS join.
Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judge:
Several commercial marine terminal operators filed complaints with the Federal Maritime Commission against the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. The Authority, which is known as PRPA, asserted sovereign immunity. A divided panel of the Federal Maritime Commission ruled that PRPA is not an arm of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and thus not entitled to sovereign immunity. We disagree.
PRPA was…
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