Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP
ArgueDate = October 14
ArgueYear = 2003
DecideDate = January 13
DecideYear = 2004
FullName = Verizon Communications, Petitioner v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP
USVol = 540
USPage = 398
Citation =
Prior =
Subsequent =
Holding = Respondent's complaint alleging breach of an incumbent LEC's 1996 Act duty to share its network with competitors does not state a claim under §2 of the Sherman Act.
SCOTUS = 1994-2005
Majority = Scalia
JoinMajority = Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Concurrence = Stevens
JoinConcurrence = Souter, Thomas
LawsApplied =

"Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP", often shortened to "Verizon v. Trinko", 540 U.S. 398 (2004), is a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in the field of Antitrust law. It held that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 had not modified the framework of the Sherman Act, preserving claims that satisfy established antitrust standards without creating new claims that go beyond those standards. More importantly, it refused to extend the essential facilities doctrine beyond the facts of the controversial "Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp." case.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 540

External links

* Full text opinion from Findlaw
* [http://www.oyez.org/cases/case/?case=2000-2009/2003/2003_02_682 Summary of case from OYEZ]