United States Eleventh Circuit

The remaining state-law claims, challenging defendant's alleged practice of misleading its customers about the filed tariffs it charges, are dismissed; the claims implicate the federal "filed rate doctrine," which prohibits customers from directly challenging filed tariffs in state or federal court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/02/2004
• Published 04/02/2004

Judges

• BIRCH, Circuit Judge:, Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and BIRCH and FARRIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard S. Gottlieb,John B. Morris, Winston Salem, NC, Ashley B. Watson, BellSouth Corp., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant., Michael G. Wimer, Arden, NC, Clinton W. Sitton, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.