Telephone Utility: A Case of Price Rigging

• Author: Cecil C. Kuhne III
• Pages: 31-33

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Telephone Utility:

A Case of

Price Rigging

Municipality of Anchorage v. Hitachi Cable, Ltd.

547 F. Supp. 633 (D. Alaska 1982)

e Municipality of Anchorage and its telephone util ity sued Hita-

chi Cable, Ltd. for bribery of two municipa l employees, Forrest Ellis

and Richard McBride. e Municipality sought the remedies available

for violations of the Sherman Act, Racketeer Inuenced and Corrupt

Organizations Act (RICO), and the Robinson–Patman Act, among

others.

At issue were motions by Hitachi Cable to dismiss the Robinson–

Patman Act claim for lack of standing and by the Municipality for

summary judgment on its various claims.