all - Opinion Summaries

Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a consensus-oriented private standard-setting environment, a patent holder's intentionally false promise to license essential proprietary...

Dale v. Comcast Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In class action alleging violations of state law based on the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, order dismissing action and compelling...

In re Southwestern Bell Tele. Co., L.P.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has exclusive jurisdiction over claims that Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT) improperly collected the Texas...

The City of Chicago v. Comcast Cale Holdings

Communications Law
In an action to recover cable franchise fees from cable and internet service company defendants, dismissal of the action is reversed where: 1) the...

Am. Telecom Co., L.L.C. v. Republic of Lebanon

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law
The mere act of including an American company in or excluding an American company from the process of bidding on a contract, where both parties'...

Penncro Assocs., Inc. v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a dispute arising from Sprint's breach of contract with its former bill collector, a judgment awarding the collector in excess of $17 million is...

Airborne Beepers & Video, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts
In a suit by a telephone service vendor alleging breach of contract by the service provider, dismissal of the suit is affirmed where the district...

US v. Farrington

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
A conviction and sentence for wire fraud is affirmed over claims that: 1) the court improperly allowed prejudicial evidence outside the scope of the...

Anderson v. Comcast, Corp.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action seeking to recover fees charged by a cable company for unnecessary equipment rentals, grant of defendant's motion to compel...

Nat'l Am. Ins. Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action brought by a payment bond surety against the government arising from the government's failure to follow the surety's request that...