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Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. v. Consumeraffairs.com, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an online-automobile dealer's action against a defendant-website company that allows consumers to comment on the quality of businesses, goods, and...

Qwest Corp. v. Boyle

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In a Telecommunications Act challenge to an order issued by the Nebraska Public Service Commission setting the rates that competitors must pay to...

Rural Cellular Ass'n., Inc. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
In a petition by wireless telephone service providers serving primarily small and rural markets for review of the Federal Communications Commission's...

Boston Telecomms. Group, Inc. v. Wood

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade
In an action arising out of an allegedly fraudulent business venture, dismissal of the complaint on forum non conveniens grounds is reversed where: 1)...

Walton v. N.Y. State Dept. of Corr. Servs.

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action alleging that the portion of a telephone charge for collect calls from inmates that was allocated as a commission to the department of...

DMA Int'l., Inc. v. Qwest Comms. Int'l., Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from the district court's denial of petitioner's motion to vacate an arbitral award, the order is affirmed where the arbitrator's factual...

Omnipoint Holdings, Inc. v. City of Cranston

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff-wireless carrier's case against a city, the city's zoning board, and some of its members for denying a variance and special use permit to...

Vivendi SA v. T-Mobile USA Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, M&A
In an action alleging RICO violations in connection with defendants' acquisition of a Polish telecommunications company, the dismissal of the action...

Cohen v. DIRECTV, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In subscriber's suit against defendant for disseminating false advertising to induce him and others to purchase more expensive high definition...

Laster v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action claiming that a telephone company's offer of a "free" phone to anyone who signed up for its service was fraudulent to the extent the...