Legal Opinion
LinkLine Communications, Inc. v. SBC California, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2007No. 05-56023PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge THOMAS; Dissent by Judge GOULD.
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP, 540 U.S. 398, 124 S.Ct. 872, 157 L.Ed.2d 823 (2004) (“Trinko ”), bars a plaintiff from claiming a violation of § 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by virtue of an alleged price squeeze perpetrated by a competitor who also serves as the plaintiffs supplier at the wholesale level, but who has no duty to deal with the plaintiff absent statutory compulsion. We conclude that it does not,…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. Linkline Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
- LinkLine Communications, Inc. v. SBC California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
- Linkline Communications, Inc. v. Sbc California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Linkline v. Sbc California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
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