Legal Opinion
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. MCI Communications Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 3, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-66PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LECHNER, District Judge.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company (“AT & T”) initiated this action against MCI Communications Corporation (“MCI”) and Pioneer TeleTechnologies, Inc. (“Pioneer”) (collectively the “defendants”) for alleged violations of the deceptive practices provisions of section 43(a) the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and violations of the New Jersey common law of unfair competition, interference with prospective economic advantage and product disparagement. Subject matter jurisdiction is founded on 15 U.S.C. § 1121, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 & 1338(b) and 28 U.S.C. §…
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