Doty v. Frontier Communications, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that federal preemption did not exist and that the state law at issue “if seen as a barrier to a telecommunication carrier’s ability to enter or stay in the market, would appear to fall under the safe harbor of protecting the rights of Kansas consumers”
• “In the absence of express preemption in a federal law, there is a strong presumption that Congress did not intend to displace state law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

14 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Northern Natural Gas Co. v. ONEOK Field Services Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2013-03-15· cited 456×
• Miami County Board of Commissioners v. Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2011-06-10· cited 78×
• Nanopierce Technologies, Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 2007-09-20· cited 42×
• Coma Corp. v. Kansas Department of Labor
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2007-03-23· cited 31×
• Micronet, Inc. v. Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-05-10· cited 10×
• Bluestem Telephone Co. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2015-11-25· cited 10×
• David v. BOARD OF NORTON COUNTY COMM'RS
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2004-05-14· cited 6×
• State v. BNSF Railway Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2018-11-02· cited 4×
• State ex rel. Kline v. Transmasters Towing
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2007-10-05· cited 2×
• Creekmore v. Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2007-01-12· cited 1×
• Coma Corporation v. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2007-03-23
• Attorney General Opinion No.
  Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2003-03-28
• Attorney General Opinion No.
  Kansas Attorney General Reports· 2003-04-07
• Sierra Club v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 2026-06-18

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Maryland v. Louisiana
  Supreme Court· 1981-05-26· cited 1,191×
• In Re the Marriage of Killman
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1998-03-06· cited 160×
• Babe Houser Motor Co. v. Tetreault
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2000-12-15· cited 88×
• Graham Ex Rel. Graham v. Wyeth Laboratories
  D. Kansas· 1987-07-22· cited 61×
• Lindemuth v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  Court of Appeals of Kansas· 1993-12-10· cited 40×
• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. American Red Ball Transit Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1997-06-06· cited 25×
• Matjasich v. State of Kansas Department of Human Resources
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 2001-04-20· cited 22×
• McShares, Inc. v. Barry
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1998-12-18· cited 19×
• Elkins v. Showcase, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1985-07-26· cited 16×
• Kansas Ex Rel. Stovall v. Home Cable Inc.
  D. Kansas· 1998-08-11· cited 13×
• Watkins v. HO Croley Granary
  N.D. Georgia· 1982-09-23· cited 3×