Thompson v. Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

Plaintiffs are the majority owners of a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to operate the cellular telephone system for the Atlantic City, New Jersey area. Defendants Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) and Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc. (Amcell) own minority interests in the license. Plaintiffs entered into separate agreements with both TDS and Amcell concerning the ownership and control of the license. A dispute arose between plaintiffs and defendants concerning those agreements. Plaintiffs brought this action to declare that their agreement with TDS is unenforceable.…