Legal Opinion
Access Telecommunications v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1998No. 97-2124PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Access Telecommunications (Access) appeals the order of the District Court 1 dismissing its claim against Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (SWBT). Access had filed a class action under the Communications Act of 1934, see 47 U.S.C. §§ 202, 203, 207 (1994), alleging that SWBT had been overcharging for telephone access services. SWBT moved to dismiss the action, arguing that primary jurisdiction to decide the issues rested with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In its opinion, the District Court noted that a party claiming damages against a common carrier such…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Reiter v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Puritan Coal Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
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- Gilmore v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, L.L.C.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
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- Himmelman v. MCI Communications Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Sprint Spectrum L.P. v. AT & T Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2001
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