United States Ninth Circuit

Under the Hyde Act, Government's discredited argument that immunity from antitrust liability under Section 7(a)(4) of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 USC 1706(a)(4) applies only to ocean shippers was not made in bad faith to merit attorney's fees for the shipper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2000
• Decided 01/25/2001
• Published 01/25/2001

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Warren L. Dean, Jr., Washington, D.C., James R. Wyrsch, Wyrsch, Hobbs & Mirakian, P.C., Kansas City, MO, for the defendants-appellants., John J. Powers, III, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the plaintiff-appellee.