FMC Dismisses Complaint on Guam

Friday, September 05, 2003
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing the complaint brought by the Government of Guam against a liner company for allegedly charging rates that were unreasonable under the applicable law dismissed the complaint. The ALJ determined that complainant failed to demonstrate a causal link between the excess revenues earned by the liner company and the rates charged for any shipments in issue. (Source: HK Law)
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