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IRS v. WorldCom

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Tax Law
The bankruptcy court erred in granting defendant-debtor's objection to the IRS's proof of claim and defendant's motion for a refund of federal...

Mortensen v. Bresnan Communications, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court's decision not to enforce an arbitration clause and a choice of law clause in defendant's broadband Internet service subscriber...

Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
The district court's decision to preliminarily enjoin enforcement of the portion of a defendant's Resolution requiring limited service pregnancy...

Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for plaintiff in patent infringement suit based on two jury verdicts finding that defendant directly and indirectly infringed specified...

Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation v. H & A Locksmith, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law
Non-compliance with the requirement that an applicant for a default judgment file "proof of the facts constituting the claim" is not a jurisdictional...

City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission

Administrative Law, Communications Law
Courts must apply the Chevron framework to an agency's interpretation of a statutory ambiguity that concerns the scope of the agency's statutory...

Verizon New England, Inc. v. Transcom Enhanced Services, Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action in which plaintiff sought a turnover of property and debts of the judgment debtor held by defendant, a judgment equal to the amount paid...

Southern New England Telephone Company v. Comcast

Communications Law, Public Utilities
The district court properly determined that: 1) plaintiff is obligated to provide defendants with transit traffic service under the Telecommunications...

Central Telephone Company of VA v. Sprint Communications Company

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts
Judgment for plaintiffs in a dispute arising out of interconnection agreements (ICA) with defendants providing for the mutual exchange of...

McWilliams v. City of Long Beach

Class Actions, Communications Law, Government Law, Tax Law
Judgment of the Court of Appeals allowing suit challenging the defendant's telephone users tax (TUT) and seeking refund of the taxes paid to proceed,...