United States Third Circuit

Truckers lack a private right of action under 33 U.S.C. section 508, a provision that calls for bridge tolls to be "just and reasonable," to maintain their suit complaining that tolls being charged on certain bridges connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania are excessive.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/02/2006
• Decided 08/17/2006
• Published 08/17/2006

Judges

• SLOVITER, Circuit Judge., Before:  SLOVITER, FUENTES, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard L. Berkman, Kristin M. Hynd, David N. Sontag (Argued), Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Robert S. Digges, Jr., American Trucking Associations, Inc., Alexandria, VA, Attorneys for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• John F. Casey (Argued), Wolff & Samson PC, West Orange, NJ, James M. McMaster, Smith & McMaster, P.C., Newtown, PA, Francis G.X. Pileggi, Fox Rothschild LLP, Wilmington, DE, Attorneys for Appellee.