Legal Opinion
Thomsen v. Western Elec. Co., Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 30, 1981No. C 79-2781 RPAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AGUILAR, District Judge.
This is an action in which six installers employed by Western Electric Co., Inc., (Western) claim that certain personnel policies restricting employee movement within the Bell Telecommunications System (the Bell System) violate the antitrust laws. Each plaintiff sought transfer to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company (Pacific), but transfer was denied based upon the so-called “no-switching” agreements between Western and Pacific, which are discussed more fully below. Plaintiffs have brought suit under §§ 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Thomsen v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Thomsens v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982