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Administrative – Public Utilities – Cable Company – Regional Sports Network – No Unlawful Discrimination
TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding LLP d/b/a Mid Atlantic Sports Network v. FCC A regional sports network loses its challenge to an FCC order upholding a cable company’s decision on limited broadcast in North Carolina of Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals baseball games, for which there was limited demand; the 4th Circuit upholds the FCC finding that the cable company did not engag[...]
Zoning – Public Utilities – Cell Phone Tower – Conditional Use Permit
T-Mobile Northeast LLC v. City Council of Newport News, Va. The 4th Circuit upholds an injunction directing that T-Mobile’s application be granted for a conditional use permit to allow construction of a wireless communication tower at an elementary school in Newport News, Va.
Public Utilities – Telephone Service – Interconnection Agreements – Local Exchange Carriers
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC d/b/a AT&T Mobility v. Finley In this dispute between AT&T Mobility and local exchange carriers that provide telephone service in rural North Carolina, the 4th Circuit affirms a district court decision upholding the North Carolina Utilities Commission’s order governing the terms of the parties’ interconnection agreements.
Municipal – Public Utilities – Cell Tower – Discrimination Claim
T-Mobile Northeast LLC v. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors In this appeal, we consider certain “prohibition” and “discrimination” challenges brought by a wireless telecommunications provider against a local governing body under a provision of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(i), and conclude the Fairfax County, Va., board of supervisors did not viol[...]
Public Utilities – Telecommunications – Administrative – Standing – Billing Agent
CGM LLC v. BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. The 4th Circuit upholds dismissal of a suit filed by a billing agent for local telecommunications carriers against BellSouth, the incumbent local exchange carrier, as plaintiff billing agent does not have statutory standing to bring this suit. In the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Congress attempted to deregulate all aspects of U.S. teleco[...]
Public Utilities – Water & Sewer – Ratemaking – Application for Increase – Denial – Public Service Commission Authority – Errors of Law
Utilities Services of South Carolina, Inc. v. South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff. When the General Assembly created the Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) to investigate and audit public utilities, the . . .
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Stericycle decision forces evaluation of policies, practices
- Are workplace DEI policies still legal after SCOTUS decisions?
- Court cases add new twists to legal language
- It’s all business, especially the busyness
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
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