Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. William Twombly, et al.

Subject:

Telecommunications Law, Antitrust & Trade Law, Conspiracy, Sherman Act

Whether a complaint states a claim under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1, if it alleges that the defendants engaged in parallel conduct and adds a bald assertion that the defendants were participants in a "conspiracy," without any allegations that, if later proved true, would establish the existence of a conspiracy under the applicable legal standard.

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 2nd Circuit, Opinion Filed: July 8, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: June 26, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.

Briefs:     Parties Petition Phase Petition for Writ of Certiorari Merits Phase Petitioner's Brief Brief for Respondents - Coming Soon Amici Supporting Petitioners Amicus Brief of Washington Legal Foundation Amicus Brief of the United States Amici Brief of States Amici Brief of Legal Scholars Amici Brief of the Chamber of Commerce, et al. Amici Supporting Respondents Amicus Brief of American Antitrust Institute

Counsel of Record For Petitioners Bell Atlantic, et al.: Michael K. Kellogg Washington, DC For Respondents Twombly, et al.: J. Douglas Richards Milberg, Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP New York, NY

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