Legal Opinion
IPCO Safety Corp. v. WorldCom, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided October 18, 1996No. Civil Action 96-1222PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ORLOFSKY, District Judge:
Defendant, WorldCom, Inc., d/b/a LDDS Metromedia Communications (“WorldCom”), 1 has moved to dismiss Plaintiffs complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), or in the alternative, to refer this action to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and for a stay of the action in this Court, pending the FCC’s resolution of this matter.
WorldCom’s motion requires this Court to examine the parameters of the “doctrine of primary jurisdiction,” in the context of whether this Court should refer to the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- MCI Telecommunications Corporation v. Teleconcepts, Incorporated, Defendant/third-Party v. Bell of Pennsylvania, Third-Party Teleconcepts, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Communications Association, Inc. v. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- In Re Long Distance Telecommunications Litigation. Charles Kaplan v. itt-u.s. Transmission Systems, Inc., Roger Lee v. Western Union Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Muise v. GPU, INC.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Borough of Haledon v. Borough of North HaledonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
- Boldt v. CORPESPONDENCE MANGAEMENTNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- Lipton v. MCI Worldcom, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2001
- Himmelman v. MCI Communications Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2000
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