Legal Opinion
United States v. Western Electric Company, Inc., Bell Atlantic Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 6, 1994No. 92-5079, 92-5111 to 92-5113, 92-5167 and 92-5168PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit. Judge BUCKLEY.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
The 1982 antitrust consent decree providing for divestiture of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (“AT&T”) prohibits its former local exchange subsidiaries, the Bell Operating Companies (“BOCs”), from engaging in certain lines of business, including the manufacture of telecommunications products, either “directly or 'through any affiliated enterprise.” The question presented is whether a contractual relationship under which American Information…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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