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Southern Pacific Comm. v. American Telephone

U.S.
Feb 25, 1985
470 U.S. 1005 (1985)

Summary

holding that a "but for" damage model is "fatally deficient" where it provides "no basis for the Court to determine without speculation the amount of damage, if any, caused by any of the particular actions of the defendants"

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Opinion

No. 84-1080.

February 25, 1985.


ORDERS

C.A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 238 U. S. App. D.C. 309, 740 F. 2d 980.


Summaries of

Southern Pacific Comm. v. American Telephone

U.S.
Feb 25, 1985
470 U.S. 1005 (1985)

holding that a "but for" damage model is "fatally deficient" where it provides "no basis for the Court to determine without speculation the amount of damage, if any, caused by any of the particular actions of the defendants"

Summary of this case from Rossi v. Standard Roofing, Inc.

rejecting use of fully distributed cost in favor of average incremental cost

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noting that because plaintiff was a California resident, California courts would be more accessible to him

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Case details for

Southern Pacific Comm. v. American Telephone

Case Details

Full title:SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMMUNICATIONS Co. et al. v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Feb 25, 1985

Citations

470 U.S. 1005 (1985)

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