Legal Opinion
Smilow v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 7, 2003No. 02-1760PublishedCited by 300 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision decer-tifying a class action brought by and on behalf of wireless phone customers of Cellular One, the doing-business name of Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. The putative class members are Massachusetts and New Hampshire residents who were charged for incoming calls despite having signed a standard form contract, used mainly between August 1994 and February 1996, purportedly guaranteeing free incoming call service.
Class representative Jill Ann Smilow brought suit in 1997 for breach of contract and violations of Massachusetts…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. RoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Blackie v. BarrackCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by300 opinions
- In Re Hydrogen Peroxide Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- Marcus v. BMW of North America, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
- Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Gunnells v. Healthplan Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Kohen v. Pacific Investment Management Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
295 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.