all - Opinion Summaries

New Edge Networks, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Law
Petitions for review arising from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) report and order changing its interpretation of a provision of the...

Everett v. Verizon Wireless, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
Denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand their class action challenging certain cell phone billing to state court following removal is reversed where...

Bellsouth Telecomms., Inc. v. Southeast Tel., Inc.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts
In a dispute arising from a competing local exchange carrier's (CLEC) attempt to modify the terms of its contract with an incumbent local exchange...

Charter Communications v. Burdulis

Communications Law, Remedies
Award of damages in a suit by a cable company against two individuals who had engaged in the theft of cable programming is affirmed where: 1) the...

WWC License, L.L.C. v. Boyle

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
A judgment affirming in part and reversing in part two rulings from the Nebraska Public Service Commission is affirmed where: 1) local dialing parity...

Knology, Inc. v. Insight Communications Co., L.P.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a dispute between cable television service providers, denial of defendant's motion for costs based on the district court's granting of plaintiff's...

Horizon Personal Communications, Inc. v. Sprint Corp.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, M&A, Remedies, Trademark
In a breach of contract action arising out of the merger of Nextel with and into a subsidiary of Sprint, the court finds that: 1) Sprint Nextel will...

Charter Commc'ns, Inc. v. Federal Commc'ns Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
Petition for review of defendant's refusal to rescind rule that will preclude cable operators from offering set-top converter boxes that bundle both...

Local 827, Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. Verizon New Jersey, Inc.

Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for a union in a suit seeking to compel arbitration of three grievances relating to overtime is reversed where the arbitration clause...

Earthlink, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
An internet service provider's petition for review of an order of the FCC agreeing not to require the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) to provide their...