VERIZON VIRGINIA v. STATE CORP. COMM'N

Record No. 230400.

894 S.E.2d 318 (2023)

VERIZON VIRGINIA LLC v. STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 30, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Loftin , Richmond ( Richard D. Holzheimer, Jr. ; Kang He ; McGuireWoods, Tysons, on briefs), for appellant.

Alisson P. Klaiber , Deputy Solicitor and Legal Advisor to the Commission ( John F. Dudley , Solicitor and Counsel to the Commission, on brief), for appellee State Corporation Commission.

Scott D. Helsel , Reston (Walton & Adams, on brief), for appellee Capital Beltway Express LLC.

( Jason S. Miyares , Attorney General; Andrew N. Ferguson , Solicitor General; Erika L. Maley , Principal Deputy Solicitor General; Leslie A.T. Haley , Deputy Attorney General; Graham K. Bryant , Deputy Solicitor General; Chandra D. Lantz , Senior Assistant Attorney General; L. Daniel Bidwell , Assistant Attorney General; Constantinos G. Panagopoulos ; Ballard Spahr, on brief), for appellees Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Transportation and Stephen C. Brich, Commissioner of Highways.

( Shannon J. Briglia ; Charles F. Blanchard ; Smith, Currie & Hancock, on brief), for appellee The Lane Construction Company.

Amicus Curiae: Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association ( Peter E. Broadbent, Jr. ; Timothy G. McCormick ; Christian F. Tucker ; Christian & Barton, Richmond, on brief), in support of appellant.

PRESENT: All the Justices.


OPINION BY JUSTICE WESLEY G. RUSSELL, JR.

Verizon Virginia LLC ("Verizon") appeals the State Corporation Commission's ("Commission") decision dismissing Verizon's petition for a declaratory judgment for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Verizon argues that the Commission has subject matter jurisdiction over its petition pursuant to Code §§ 33.2-1815(B) and 33.2-1821. For the reasons that follow, we disagree with Verizon and affirm the judgment...

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