Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Co. v. Eachus

Pacific Northwest Bell (PNB) sued to vacate an order of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) in Multnomah County Circuit Court. ORS 756.580. PNB now appeals the circuit court’s judgment. ORS 756.610. We remand with instructions to dismiss.

In November, 1986, PNB negotiated a series of agreements with its affiliate, US West Direct (USWD), providing that, from January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1988, USWD would publish telephone directories on behalf of PNB. PNB granted USWD the exclusive right to use PNB’s name and logo in connection with the directories. USWD agreed to pay PNB almost $20 million…