BELLSOUTH CORP. v. DATANATIONAL CORP.

No. 91-1461.

60 F.3d 1565 (1995)

BELLSOUTH CORPORATION, Appellant, v. DATANATIONAL CORPORATION; Association of North America Directory Publishers; Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation; Donnelley Information Publishing, Inc.; US West, Inc. and Christian Publishing & Services, Inc.; Multi-Local Media Corporation; Cellular Directory Corporation; Contel Corporation; George Edward Brumley, d/b/a The George Brumley Company; Scott Wilcox, d/b/a Telco Directory Publishing; Telcom Directories, Inc.; North American Directories, Inc.; GTE Directories Corporation; Yellow Pages — Nationwide Edition Directory, Inc. and U.S. Printing Directory, Inc.; United Telecommunications, Inc.; Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co.; United Intermountain Telephone Company; United Telephone Company of The Carolinas; United Telephone Company of Florida; Directoriesamerica, Inc.; Community Telephone Directories, Inc.; National Suburban Directories, Inc., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied; Suggestion for Rehearing Declined September 29, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony B. Askew, Jones, Askew & Lunsford, Atlanta, GA, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Stephen M. Schaetzel. Also on the brief were Sandra J. Evans, Bellsouth Corp., Atlanta, GA and Vincent L. Sgrosso, Bellsouth Advertising & Pub. Corp., Atlanta, GA, of counsel.

Baila H. Celedonia, Cowan, Liebnowitz & Latman, P.C., of New York City, argued for appellees. Also on the brief were Paul F. Kilmer, Gadsby & Hannah, of Washington, DC, Howard B. Weinreich, Volt Information Sciences, Inc., New York City, Josephine Lea Iselin, Lankenau & Bickford, New York City, Lawrence E. Abelman and Nancy J. Mertzel, Abelman, Frayne, Rezac & Schwab, New York City, Kevin G. Smith, Kimmel, Crowell & Weaver, of Arlington, VA, and Robert D. Hovey, Hovey, Williams, Timmons & Collins, Kansas City, MO.

Before ARCHER, Chief Judge, RICH, and MAYER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing Denied; Suggestion for Rehearing In Banc Declined September 29, 1995.

Opinion for the court filed by Chief Judge ARCHER. Circuit Judge MAYER dissents without opinion.

ARCHER, Chief Judge.

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