United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Decided October 18, 1978. Harold H. Greene wrote the opinion for the court.

461 F. Supp. 1314 · Cited 63 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• United States v. Radio Corp. of America · 358 U.S. 334
• Humphrey's v. United States · 295 U.S. 602
• Wiener v. United States · 357 U.S. 349
• Carnation Co. v. Pacific Westbound Conference · 383 U.S. 213
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. · 411 U.S. 726
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367
• Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. · 370 U.S. 690
• United States v. Reynolds · 345 U.S. 1
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290
• United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117
• Smith v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. · 282 U.S. 133
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296
• Boske v. Comingore · 177 U.S. 459
• United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 427 F. Supp. 57
• MacOm Products Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 359 F. Supp. 973
• Professional Adjusting Systems of America, Inc. v. General Adjustment Bureau, Inc. · 373 F. Supp. 1225
• Democratic National Committee v. McCord · 356 F. Supp. 1394
• GAF Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co. · 415 F. Supp. 129
• Carlson Companies, Inc. v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. · 374 F. Supp. 1080
• Laverett v. Continental Briar Pipe Co. · 25 F. Supp. 80
• International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. General Telephone & Electronics Corp. · 351 F. Supp. 1153
• United States v. Ehrlichman · 376 F. Supp. 29
• United States v. Ehrlichman · 389 F. Supp. 95
• Phonetele, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 435 F. Supp. 207

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• United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 552 F. Supp. 131
• Litton Systems, Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 487 F. Supp. 942
• United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 498 F. Supp. 353
• MCI Communications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 462 F. Supp. 1072
• General Dynamics Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 650 F. Supp. 1274
• United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc. · 578 F. Supp. 653
• Capital Telephone Co. v. Pattersonville Telephone Co. · 56 N.Y.2d 11
• United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc. · 569 F. Supp. 1057
• United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 524 F. Supp. 1336
• Glictronix Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 603 F. Supp. 552
• Avianca, Inc. v. Corriea · 705 F. Supp. 666
• United States v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 538 F. Supp. 200
• Trout v. Ball · 705 F. Supp. 705
• United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 516 F. Supp. 1237
• People v. Port Distributing Corp. · 114 A.D.2d 259
• Selectron, Inc. v. American Tel. & Tel. Co. · 587 F. Supp. 856
• United States v. Western Electric Co. · 583 F. Supp. 1257
• United States v. National Association of Broadcasters · 536 F. Supp. 149
• Henderson Broadcasting Corp. v. Houston Sports Assn. · 541 F. Supp. 263
• Z-Tel Communications, Inc. v. SBC Communications, Inc. · 331 F. Supp. 2d 513
• ITT World Communications Inc. v. Western Union Telegraph Co. · 524 F. Supp. 702
• Martin Marietta Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission · 475 F. Supp. 338
• United States v. Western Elec. Co., Inc. · 698 F. Supp. 348
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