Legal Opinion
McLeodUSA Telecommunications Services, Inc. v. Qwest Corp.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided January 16, 2007No. C 06-0035-MWBPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO DISMISS CERTAIN COUNTERCLAIMS
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.INTRODUCTION.
A. Factual Background.
B. Procedural Background .
1. The Complaint and Counterclaims.
2. The Counterclaims at issue.
a. Negligent misrepresentation.
b. Conversion.
c. Trespass .
d. Fraud.
e. Fraudulent concealment.
f. Negligence.
3. The motions to dismiss.
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.687
A. Standards For A Rule 12(b)(6) Motion To Dismiss.687
B. The Sufficiency Of Qwest’s “Tort” Allegations.689
1. The negligent misrepresentation counterclaims .689
a. Arguments of the…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Carolyn Morgan v. Church's Fried ChickenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rouse v. Walter & Associates, L.L.C.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2007
- United States v. HawleyDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2008
- Aventure Communications Technology, LLC v. Sprint Communications Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2015
- Qwest Communications Co. v. Aventure Communications Technology, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2015
- AT&T Corp. v. Aventure Communication Technology, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2016
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