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Bruns v. E-Commerce Exch.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law
In an action involving the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, dismissal by trial court for lack of prosecution, CCP section 583.310, is...

Dish Netowrk Corp. v. FCC

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Remedies
In a First Amendment case involving the question of an whether an FCC regulation requiring compulsory carriage of qualified noncommercial educational...

Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. Telecomms. Regulatory Bd. of Puerto Rico

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action by telecommunications companies against the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico, alleging violations of federal and...

Charvat v. EchoStar Satellite, LLC.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against EchoStar Satellite (EchoStar) for 307 violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (Act) and its accompanying...

In re: Text Messaging Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In defendants' interlocutory appeal challenging the district court's grant of plaintiffs' motion to file a second amended complaint in their class...

Kristin Brooks Hope Ctr. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In a petition for review of the FCC's permanent reassignment of petitioner nonprofit organization's phone lines to a government agency, the petition...

Lewis v. Verizon Comms., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action claiming that Verizon billed plaintiffs for services they never ordered, the district court's order remanding the action to state...

Global NAPs Cal., Inc. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Cal.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) order requiring it to pay Cox California Telcom, LLC in accordance...

Gene & Gene, L.L.C. v. Biopay, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence
In a lawsuit involving unsolicited faxes wherein defendant appealed from the district court's grant of plaintiff's motion to re-certify a class, the...

Farina v. Nokia Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit against various cell phone manufacturers and retailers of wireless handheld telephones, claiming that cell phones, as...