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Peterson v. Cellco Partnership

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' case with prejudice after the court sustained defendant's demurrers is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to allege...

Peterson v. Cellco Partnership

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' case with prejudice after the court sustained defendant's demurrers is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to allege...

CBS Corp. v. Fed. Communication Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Government Law
FCC orders imposing monetary penalties on CBS for broadcasting indecent material during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004 are vacated where: 1)...

Warshak v. US

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Remedies
In declaratory judgment suit challenging section 2703(d) of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which authorizes the federal government to...

Sprint Communications Co., L.P. v. APCC Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
An assignee of a legal claim for money owed has standing to pursue that claim in federal court, even when the assignee has promised to remit the...

Tracfone Wireless, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action arising after a county-defendant refused a phone company's request for a refund of use taxes paid on services which were allegedly tax...

Travel 100 Group, Inc. v. Mediterranean Shipping Co. Inc.

Communications Law
Summary judgment for defendant on a complaint seeking damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 for advertisements sent to plaintiff...

Hagan v. Echostar Satellite, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act alleging that plaintiff was engaged in protected activity and that termination constituted...

Doninger v. Niehoff

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law, Remedies
In proceedings involving an application to preliminarily enjoin a public high school's decision, which disqualified plaintiff's daughter from running...

In re: Bd. of Dir. of Telecom Argentina, S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Evidence, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a case involving an investor's challenges to a major Argentine telecommunications company's financial restructuring plan, the judgment is affirmed...