Legal Opinion
Northeastern Telephone Company v. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 27, 1981No. 762, Docket 80-7740PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
In Berkey Photo, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 603 F.2d 263 (2d Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1093, 100 S.Ct. 1061, 62 L.Ed.2d 783 (1980), this Court plumbed the crosscurrents of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2, holding that dominant firms, having lawfully acquired monopoly power, must be allowed to engage in the rough and tumble of competition. This case presents us with the opportunity to elucidate and to apply the rationale of Berkey in the context of the American telecommunications industry. It presents an antitrust suit brought by…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Goldfarb v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by166 opinions
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- MCI Communications Corporation and MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Concord Boat Corp. v. Brunswick Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
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