United States Eighth Circuit

In an action brought by a carrier against Qwest Corporation alleging violations of its federal and state tariffs, as well as unjust enrichment, for services provided in connecting wireless calls to rural Iowa telephone companies, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's principal claim that the district court should have applied the filed rate doctrine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2006
• Published 10/31/2006

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James U. Troup, argued, Washington, DC (Lawrence Paul McLellan, Michael P. Joynt, Sullivan & Ward, West Des Moines, IA and E. Duncan Gretchell, Jr. and Jeffrey S. Shapiro, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roy E. Hoffinger, argued, Denver, CO (Amy Marie Bjork, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.