PEERLESS NETWORK v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

No. 18-2747.

917 F.3d 538 (2019)

PEERLESS NETWORK, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC., Verizon Services Corp., and Verizon Select Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Dover , Henry T. Kelly , Attorneys, KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Scott H. Angstreich , Joshua Hafenbrack , Grace W. Knofczynski , Attorneys, KELLOGG, HANSEN, TODD, FIGEL & FREDERICK PLLC, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellants.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Brennan and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


This case takes us into the complex world of telecommunications, but the question we confront is simple: Was the district court correct to grant partial final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) on some claims, despite their significant factual overlap with pending claims? We conclude that it was not. We...

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