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Sprint Nextel Corporation v. AT&T, Inc. et al

MOTION to Dismiss Complaint

44 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 266,697 times   365 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a complaint's allegations should "contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face' "

  2. Matsushita Elec. Indus. Co. v. Zenith Radio

    475 U.S. 574 (1986)   Cited 113,131 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, on summary judgment, antitrust plaintiffs "must show that the inference of conspiracy is reasonable in light of the competing inferences of independent action or collusive action that could not have harmed" them

  3. Associated General Contractors v. Carpenters

    459 U.S. 519 (1983)   Cited 5,033 times   34 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a union lacked standing to sue for injuries passed on to it by intermediaries

  4. Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.

    429 U.S. 477 (1977)   Cited 2,064 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that mere economic loss does not amount to an antitrust injury under the antitrust laws

  5. Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co.

    495 U.S. 328 (1990)   Cited 835 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an antitrust injury is an injury that is "attributable to an anti-competitive aspect of the practice under scrutiny"

  6. Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.

    551 U.S. 877 (2007)   Cited 459 times   74 Legal Analyses
    Holding that vertical agreements are not per se illegal

  7. Verizon Comm. v. Law Offices of Trinko

    540 U.S. 398 (2004)   Cited 506 times   54 Legal Analyses
    Holding even a monopolist has no duty to cooperate with rivals

  8. Jefferson Parish Hospital Dist. No. 2 v. Hyde

    466 U.S. 2 (1984)   Cited 802 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "any inquiry into the validity of a tying arrangement must focus on the market or markets in which the two products are sold, for that is where the anticompetitive forcing has its impact"

  9. Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc.

    479 U.S. 104 (1986)   Cited 679 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a Clayton Act plaintiff "must show a threat of antitrust injury" to warrant injunctive relief

  10. Dickson v. Microsoft Corp.

    309 F.3d 193 (4th Cir. 2002)   Cited 1,177 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "to state a viable § 1 claim, [the plaintiff] was required to allege facts which, if proven true, would demonstrate that [the defendants' agreements] were likely to result in an anticompetitive effect"

  11. Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 12   Cited 345,981 times   922 Legal Analyses
    Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

  12. Section 18 - Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another

    15 U.S.C. § 18   Cited 1,506 times   50 Legal Analyses
    Barring an acquisition "where in any line of commerce ... the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition"

  13. Section 26 - Injunctive relief for private parties; exception; costs

    15 U.S.C. § 26   Cited 1,450 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing injunctive relief against "threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws"

  14. Section 12 - Definitions; short title

    15 U.S.C. § 12   Cited 904 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the statute only applies to an express list of federal law

  15. Section 310 - License ownership restrictions

    47 U.S.C. § 310   Cited 137 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Empowering FCC to refuse or revoke the license of certain foreign corporations in the "public interest"

  16. Section 20.12 - Resale and roaming

    47 C.F.R. § 20.12   Cited 6 times
    Codifying requirement as regulation