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Tivo Inc. v. Echostar Corp.

Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Judgement Enforcement, Patent, Remedies
In a patent infringement action against EchoStar, relating to the software component of plaintiff's patent that allows television users to...

Pac. Bell Tel. Co. v. Cal. Pub. Utils. Comm.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a telecommunications company's appeal from (1) the district court's confirmation of an arbitral order affirming the California Public Utilities...

Walden v. City of Providence

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by current and former employees, and their families, of the police and fire departments, against defendant-city and several city...

Michigan Bell Tel. Co. v. Chappelle

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action by a state telephone-utility commission and several competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) against Michigan Bell (an incumbent local...

N. County Comms. Corp. v. Cal. Catalog & Tech.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
In an action by a competitive local exchange carrier alleging that defendants, as commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers, failed to properly...

Chiang v. Verizon New England, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In plaintiff's suit against Verizon seeking more than $1 million for claimed violations of his rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and...

Helcher v. Dearborn County

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit against a county by a wireless communications services provider for violation of various provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996...

Electronic Frontier Found. v. Office of the Dir. of Nat'l Intelligence

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action involving information on discussions between telecommunications carriers and the government over the...

Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. v. City of N.Y.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a group of billboard owners' First Amendment challenge to provisions of New York City's Zoning Resolution, summary judgment for defendants is...

Peterson v. Grisham

Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action against author John Grisham based on false statements he allegedly made about plaintiffs in a book, dismissal of the action is...