United States Seventh Circuit

Under 15 USC 18 of the Clayton Act, telephone carriers that merge from non-competing local phone areas are subject to the "common carrier" exception.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2001
• Published 12/19/2001

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth T. Goldstein (submitted), Krislov & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen M. Shapiro (submitted), Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.