· 1/7/1998
Suzanne Cahnmann, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Sprint Corporation
Citations
- 133 F.3d 484
- 11 Communications Reg. (P&F) 57
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 118
- 1998 WL 3357
How courts have described this case
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- holding that where the effect of contract action is to challenge tariff, the action arises under federal law
- holding that preemption applied where the \relief sought by the fraud counts is identical to that sought by the contract count\
- holding that where the effect of contract action is to challenge tariff, the action arises under federal law
- holding that preemption applied where the “relief sought by the fraud counts is identical to that sought by the contract count”
- holding that state law contract action on a promotional sale offered by Sprint Corporation was preempted by the Communication Act’s administrative and judicial review scheme
- deciding that because “in this case ‘fraud’ is just another name for ‘breach of contract,’” plaintiffs’ fraud claim was preempted for the same reasons as their contract claim
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Judges: Posner, Easterbrook, Kanne
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