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

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.

Verizon Communications v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 14, 2003 Decided January 13, 2004
Full case name	Verizon Communications, Petitioner v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP
Citations	540 U.S. 398 (more) 124 S. Ct. 872; 157 L. Ed. 2d 823; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 657
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.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
Majority	Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer
Concurrence	Stevens, joined by Souter, Thomas

See also

• Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2002)
• Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014)
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 540

External links

• Text of Verizon Communications Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, LLP, 540 U.S. 398 (2004) is available from:  CourtListener  Google Scholar  Justia  Library of Congress  Oyez (oral argument audio)