Legal Opinion
MCI WorldCom Network Services, Inc. v. OSP Consultants, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 12, 2003No. Record 030312PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE STEPHENSON
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and Rule 5:42, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the Fourth Circuit), by an order entered February 10, 2003, certified to this Court the following question:
Is a telecommunications services carrier entitled to damages for the loss of use of a fiber-optic cable damaged by a defendant when the carrier intended to have the full capacity of the damaged cable available for its use should the need have arisen, but the carrier was able to accommodate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Vines v. BranchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1992
- The CayugaSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The CayugaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1868
- The CayugaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1870
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- MCI Worldcom Network Services, Inc. v. W.M. Brode Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 2005
- MCI Worldcom Network Services, Inc. v. OSP Consultants, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
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