Legal Opinion
In Re Long Distance Telecommunications Litigation. Charles Kaplan v. itt-u.s. Transmission Systems, Inc., Roger Lee v. Western Union Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1987No. 85-1684, 86-1599PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
These consolidated appeals deal with the application of the doctrines of primary jurisdiction and preemption. The plaintiffs are customers of the defendants, which are companies engaged in providing long distance telephone services. The complaints charged violations of federal statutes and of state and federal common law based on the defendants’ practice of charging for uncompleted calls, ring time and holding time, and failing to inform customers of this practice. The defendants are competitors of American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT & T) who advertise that their long…
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