Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Bell Atlantic Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 11, 1997No. Civ.A. 96-1217(JBS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, customers of Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, filed this putative class action on March 13, 1996, alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws by defendants Bell Atlantic Corp. and its subsidiary, Bell Atlantic-New Jersey (collectively, “Bell Atlantic” or “BA”). Plaintiffs also bring state law claims under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and for common law fraud, money had and received, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and unjust enrichment.
Presently before the court is plaintiffs’ motion for certification of a plaintiff class…
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