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filed rate doctrine in Alabama

7 Alabama opinions name it 1 courts 1998–2013 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Alabama courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Allen v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.green
alsd · 1999 · cited in 5 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2000–2013
2 sentences

2013Co., 59 F.Supp.2d 1217, 1227-29 (S.D.Ala.1999))).

2002Co., 59 F.Supp.2d 1217 (S.D.Ala.1999)(noting that although the plaintiffs state-law claim was barred by the doctrine of exclusive jurisdiction, by the doctrine of primary jurisdiction, and by the filed-rate doctrine, the outcome of the case may have been different if the plaintiff had claimed that the defendants had applied a rate in excess of that approved by the insurance commissioner); and Emperor Clock Co. v. AT & T Corp., 727 So.2d 41 (Ala.1998)(noting that because the plaintiff did not claim that the defendant had charged a rate in excess of the filed tariff, but instead claimed that the

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Birmingham Hockey Club, Inc. v. NCCI, INC.green
ala · 2002 · cited in 3 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2007–2013
2 sentences

2013Describing the doctrine in a case involving an insurance rate approved by the commissioner, this Court has stated: ‘The filed-rate doctrine provides that once a filed rate is approved by the appropriate governing regulatory agency, it is per se- reasonable and is unassailable in judicial proceedings.’ Birmingham Hockey Club, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Ins., Inc., 827 So.2d 73 , 78 n. 4 (Ala.2002) (emphasis added).

2013See Birmingham Hockey Club, 827 So.2d at 83 n. 11 (‘Because the filed-rate doctrine prohibits collateral challenges to rates properly approved by the insurance commissionér, any such challenge raised in the courts is due to be dismissed.’ (citing Allen v. State Farm Fire & Cas.

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Peacock v. Cincinnati Insurance Co.green
ala · 2010 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
2 sentences

2013Specifically, Cincinnati arguéd “that the Commissioner of Insurance (‘the commissioner’) and the Alabama Department of Insurance (‘the Department’) have broad authority- over the matters made 'the subject of Peacock’s complaint; that Peacock -had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies; and that Peacock’s claims were barred by the filed-rate doctrine.” Ex parte Cincinnati, 51 So.3d at 301 .

2013Next, this Court concluded in Ex paHc Cincirmati Insurance Co. that the fíled-rate doctrine precluded judicial review of Peacock’s claims because the essence of his claims was that the commissioner improperly, approved Cincinnati’s forms and rating plans regarding ÜM coverage on more than three vehicles listed as covered vehicles in a Cincinnati policy. 51 So.3d at 305-06 (“‘The filed-rate doctrine provides that once a filed rate is approved by - the appropriate governing regulatory agency, it is per se reasonable and is-unassailable in judicial proceedings."’ (quoting Birmingham Hockey Club,

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QCC, INC. v. Hallgreen
ala · 2000 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010See Birmingham Hockey Club, supra. Peacock contends that the filed-rate doctrine does not apply to his claims based on this Court’s statement in QCC, Inc. v. Hall, 757 So.2d 1115, 1118 (Ala.2000), that the flled-rate doctrine “holds consumers to a conclusive presumption of knowledge of the contents of the tariff that the utility with which the consumer does business has filed with the appropriate regulatory agency.” Peacock contends that Cincinnati’s rates, approved by the commissioner, do not provide sufficient notice of its practice of requiring insureds to choose UM coverage as to all or no

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Florida Municipal Power Agency v. Florida Power & Light Co.green
ca11 · 1995 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 2007–2007
1 sentence

2007Power Agency v. Florida Power & Light Co., 64 F.3d 614, 615 (11th Cir.1995).

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cluster 752071green
ca2 · 1998 · cited in 1 Alabama opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998The filed rate doctrine, otherwise known as the “filed tariff doctrine,” “ ‘forbids a regulated entity to charge rates for its services other than those properly filed with the appropriate federal regulatory authority.’ Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall, 453 U.S. 571, 577 , 101 S.Ct. 2925 , 69 L.Ed.2d 856 (1981).” Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d 46, 58 (2d Cir.1998).

1998According to the filed rate doctrine, the customer’s knowledge of this rate is “conclusively presumed.” Kansas City S. Ry. v. Carl, 227 U.S. at 653 , 33 S.Ct. at 395 , 57 L.Ed. at 688 ; Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d at 63 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Alabama. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (12)

CaseCitedYears
Wegoland Ltd. v. Nynex Corp. green
ca2 · 1994
2 sentences

2007Co., 59 F.Supp.2d 1217, 1227 (S.D.Ala.1999) (citing Wegoland Ltd. v. NYNEX Corp., 27 F.3d 17 (2d Cir. 1994)).

2000Co., 59 F.Supp.2d 1217, 1227 (S.D.Ala.1999)(citing Wegoland Ltd v. NYNEX Corp., 27 F.3d 17 (2d Cir.1994)).

22000–2007
cluster 585907 green
ca11 · 1992
2 sentences

2007Taffet v. Southern Co., 967 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir.1992).” Peachtree Cas.

2000Taffet v. Southern Co., 967 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir.1992). *373 Peachtree cites Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg, 476 U.S. 953 , 106 S.Ct. 2349 , 90 L.Ed.2d 943 (1986), to support its contention that the filed-rate doctrine prohibits the Sharptons' counterclaim.

22000–2007
Peachtree Cas. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Sharpton green
ala · 2000
2 sentences

2013In Peachtree, we determined that a claim challenging an exclusion affecting uninsured motorists is not necessarily barred by the filed-rate doctrine when it contravenes the Act, even if the Department of Insurance approved the exclusion. 768 So.2d at 369 .

2013Moreover, “the Department’s approval of the policy language does not by itself suggest that [the insurer] may issue a policy that violates the restrictions in § 32-7-23.” 768 So.2d at 373 .

12013–2013
Talton Telecommunication Corp. v. Coleman green
ala · 1995
1 sentence

2002Corp. v. Coleman, 665 So.2d 914 (Ala.1995); Mobile & Gulf R.R. v. Crocker, 455 So.2d 829 (Ala.1984). [11] Because the filed-rate doctrine prohibits collateral challenges to rates properly approved by the insurance commissioner, any such challenge raised in the courts is due to be dismissed.

12002–2002
Ex Parte Blue Cross and Blue Shield green
ala · 1991
1 sentence

2002Therefore, because BHC's claim as stated in its complaint is cognizable in the first instance in the circuit court, the claim is barred by neither the doctrine of exclusive jurisdiction nor by the filed-rate doctrine. [11] See id.

12002–2002
Emperor Clock Co., Inc. v. AT&T CORP. green
ala · 1998
1 sentence

2002Co., 59 F.Supp.2d 1217 (S.D.Ala.1999)(noting that although the plaintiffs state-law claim was barred by the doctrine of exclusive jurisdiction, by the doctrine of primary jurisdiction, and by the filed-rate doctrine, the outcome of the case may have been different if the plaintiff had claimed that the defendants had applied a rate in excess of that approved by the insurance commissioner); and Emperor Clock Co. v. AT & T Corp., 727 So.2d 41 (Ala.1998)(noting that because the plaintiff did not claim that the defendant had charged a rate in excess of the filed tariff, but instead claimed that the

12002–2002
Mobile & Gulf R. Co. v. Crocker green
ala · 1984
1 sentence

2002Corp. v. Coleman, 665 So.2d 914 (Ala.1995); Mobile & Gulf R.R. v. Crocker, 455 So.2d 829 (Ala.1984). [11] Because the filed-rate doctrine prohibits collateral challenges to rates properly approved by the insurance commissioner, any such challenge raised in the courts is due to be dismissed.

12002–2002
Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg green
scotus · 1986
2 sentences

2000Taffet v. Southern Co., 967 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir.1992). *373 Peachtree cites Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg, 476 U.S. 953 , 106 S.Ct. 2349 , 90 L.Ed.2d 943 (1986), to support its contention that the filed-rate doctrine prohibits the Sharptons' counterclaim.

2000Taffet v. Southern Co., 967 F.2d 1483 (11th Cir.1992). *373 Peachtree cites Nantahala Power & Light Co. v. Thornburg, 476 U.S. 953 , 106 S.Ct. 2349 , 90 L.Ed.2d 943 (1986), to support its contention that the filed-rate doctrine prohibits the Sharptons' counterclaim.

12000–2000
Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Carl green
· 1913
2 sentences

1998According to the filed rate doctrine, the customer’s knowledge of this rate is “conclusively presumed.” Kansas City S. Ry. v. Carl, 227 U.S. at 653 , 33 S.Ct. at 395 , 57 L.Ed. at 688 ; Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d at 63 .

1998According to the filed rate doctrine, the customer’s knowledge of this rate is “conclusively presumed.” Kansas City S. Ry. v. Carl, 227 U.S. at 653 , 33 S.Ct. at 395 , 57 L.Ed. at 688 ; Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d at 63 .

11998–1998
Mobley v. AT&T Corp. green
ala · 1998
2 sentences

1998In Mobley v. ATT Corp. , 717 So.2d 367 (Ala. 1998), this Court affirmed a judgment on the pleadings for the defendant.

1998Central Office, supra; Mobley, supra. Emperor argues that recent changes in the law have effectively repealed the filed-rate doctrine.

11998–1998
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall green
scotus · 1981
2 sentences

1998The filed rate doctrine, otherwise known as the “filed tariff doctrine,” “ ‘forbids a regulated entity to charge rates for its services other than those properly filed with the appropriate federal regulatory authority.’ Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall, 453 U.S. 571, 577 , 101 S.Ct. 2925 , 69 L.Ed.2d 856 (1981).” Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d 46, 58 (2d Cir.1998).

1998The filed rate doctrine, otherwise known as the “filed tariff doctrine,” “ ‘forbids a regulated entity to charge rates for its services other than those properly filed with the appropriate federal regulatory authority.’ Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Hall, 453 U.S. 571, 577 , 101 S.Ct. 2925 , 69 L.Ed.2d 856 (1981).” Marcus v. AT&T Corp., 138 F.3d 46, 58 (2d Cir.1998).

11998–1998
Northern Alabama Ry. Co. v. Phillips neutral
ala · 1930
2 sentences

1998Northern Alabama Ry. v. Phillips, 220 Ala. 541 , 126 So. 846 (1930) (also to the effect that a carrier, or other regulated entity, cannot charge rates other than those in the filed tariff).

1998Northern Alabama Ry. v. Phillips, 220 Ala. 541 , 126 So. 846 (1930) (also to the effect that a carrier, or other regulated entity, cannot charge rates other than those in the filed tariff).

11998–1998

Statutes the citing opinions construe

AL § Ala. Code § 32-7-23 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 41 (1992–2025) NY 24 (1993–2025) CA 20 (1998–2025) IL 17 (1989–2024) MO 12 (1997–2018) MN 9 (1995–2025) MS 9 (1997–2005) OR 8 (2003–2018) NJ 7 (2002–2009) WI 7 (1993–2007) AL 7 (1998–2013) WA 7 (1998–2021) NC 7 (1996–2009) MI 6 (1991–2017) PA 6 (2001–2011) NM 5 (1999–2026) NV 4 (1993–2012) LA 4 (1980–2008) HI 4 (2005–2013) KS 4 (1991–2024) IA 3 (1992–2004) AR 3 (2006–2011) TN 3 (2008–2010) CO 3 (1997–2014) OH 2 (1976–2015) SC 2 (2005–2015) CT 2 (1999–2024) DC 2 (1995–2006) AZ 2 (2002–2002) MA 2 (2016–2017) NH 2 (1992–2002) OK 2 (2022–2022)

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