Legal Opinion

Phillips v. LCI International, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided September 15, 1999No. 98-2572PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Motz wrote the opinion, in which Judge Widener and Judge Howard joined.

OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

As of February, 1998, LCI International was the nation’s seventh largest long-distance telecommunications company, providing voice and data transmission services to residential and business customers. LCI had a major customer base, operating system, and sales force, but lacked a substantial transmission network. Qwest, a rival telecommunications company, had built an extensive fiber optic network, but lacked a commensurate base of customers,…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Basic Inc. v. LevinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Sarah B. Shields, Individually and as Representative of All Others Similarly Situated v. Citytrust Bancorp, Inc., George F. Taylor and Irwin EngelmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,228 Rocco Dileo and Louise Dileo v. Ernst & YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Edward M. Dunn v. Ronald T. Borta Peter C. Linzmeyer Leslie A. Davis, and Ronbotics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  2. City of Austin Police Retirement System v. ITT Educational Services, Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 2005
  3. In Re MCI Worldcom, Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2000
  4. In Re Trex Co., Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 2002
  5. In Re Honeywell International Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2002

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