Legal Opinion
Pejepscot Industrial Park, Inc. v. Maine Central Railroad
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 23, 2000No. 99-2016PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
In 1995, Congress enacted the ICC Termination Act (ICCTA), 1 which abolished the 108-year-old Interstate Commerce Commission and substantially deregulated the rail and motor carrier industries. See H.R.Rep. No. 104-311, at 82 (1995), reprinted in 1995 U.S.C.C.A.N. 793, 793. In the ICC’s place, the ICCTA established the Surface Transportation Board (STB) within the Department of Transportation. See 49 U.S.C. § 701(a).
The central question in this case is whether the federal district courts have jurisdiction over a shipper’s claim that a rail carrier has violated the ICCTA…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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