Attorney James U Troup's Legal Cases

Lawsuits and disputes

Case No. 3:14-cv-03439-PGS-LHG (D. N.J.) and Case No. 4:10-cv-00102-JEG-RAW (S.D. Iowa)

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OUTCOME:

Currently prosecuting claims exceeding $200 million against AT&T and Sprint for their failure to fully pay for services rendered.

Antitrust and trade law

Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Iowa Utilities Board, 477 N.W.2d 678 (Iowa 1991)

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OUTCOME:

Obtained dismissal of all claims that the defendant had violated the state and federal antitrust laws by obtaining an exemption for the defendant under the Parker Doctrine.

Class action

Clark v. Avatar Technologies Phl, Inc., Case No. H-13-2777 (S.D. Texas 2014)

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OUTCOME:

Secured dismissal of a multimillion dollar nationwide class action and established important precedent holding that a telecommunications carrier is not liable for violations by its customers of the Tel ... ephone Consumer Protection Act.

Federal regulation

Case, No. 98-1474, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 11006 (D.C. Cir. 1999); 16 FCC Rcd. 16130 (2001)

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OUTCOME:

Successfully defended a telecommunications carrier during a federal government investigation and on-site audit. The defendant was found innocent and no refunds of any amounts were required.

Constitutional

Telephone Electronics Corp. v. FCC, Case No. 95-1015 (D.C. Cir. 1995)

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OUTCOME:

Represented a telecommunications carrier In a suit against the U.S. Government, and successfully obtained a stay of the FCC’s $10 billion auction of personal communications service (“PCS”) spectrum lic ... enses from the U.S. Court of Appeals on the grounds that the government’s auction rules were discriminatory in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This case is the first and only court stay of an FCC license auction.

Land use and zoning

Epic Touch Co. v. City of Guymon, Case No. CIV-00-1685 (W.D. Okla. 2000)

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OUTCOME:

Challenged a zoning decision under the federal civil rights laws that had prevented the plaintiff from constructing a tower to provide wireless telecommunications services. A settlement was reached pe ... rmitting the tower’s construction.

Telecommunications

U.S. TelePacific Corp. v. Tel-America, Case No. CV-03-8972GAF (CTX) (Cen. D. Cal. 2004); see also, 19 FCC Rcd. 24552 (2004).

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OUTCOME:

Obtained for the defendant, the dismissal of a collection action in California federal district court, and following that dismissal, also successfully dismissed the identical complaint that was filed w ... ith the FCC. This case established important precedent regarding the respective jurisdictions of the federal courts and federal agencies.

Telecommunications

Central Scott Telephone Co. v. Teleconnect Long Distance Services and Systems Co., 832 F. Supp. 1317 (S.D. Iowa 1993).

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OUTCOME:

Prosecuted a lawsuit on behalf of a local telephone company against a long distance carrier for non-payment of telecommunications services that established important precedent regarding application of ... the Communications Act’s statute of limitations and issue preclusion.

James U Troup's Legal Cases (8)

Case No. 3:14-cv-03439-PGS-LHG (D. N.J.) and Case No. 4:10-cv-00102-JEG-RAW (S.D. Iowa)

Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Iowa Utilities Board, 477 N.W.2d 678 (Iowa 1991)

Clark v. Avatar Technologies Phl, Inc., Case No. H-13-2777 (S.D. Texas 2014)

Case, No. 98-1474, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 11006 (D.C. Cir. 1999); 16 FCC Rcd. 16130 (2001)

Telephone Electronics Corp. v. FCC, Case No. 95-1015 (D.C. Cir. 1995)

Epic Touch Co. v. City of Guymon, Case No. CIV-00-1685 (W.D. Okla. 2000)

U.S. TelePacific Corp. v. Tel-America, Case No. CV-03-8972GAF (CTX) (Cen. D. Cal. 2004); see also, 19 FCC Rcd. 24552 (2004).

Central Scott Telephone Co. v. Teleconnect Long Distance Services and Systems Co., 832 F. Supp. 1317 (S.D. Iowa 1993).