No. 20-743
DISH Network L.L.C. v. United States, et al.
Tags: circuit-split common-law-agency contract-interpretation contractual-performance-standards federal-communications-commission performance-standards telemarketing telemarketing-law vicarious-liability
Key Terms:
Securities EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
Securities EmploymentDiscrimina Privacy
Latest Conference:
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether vicarious liability must be assessed in light of the four bedrock theories of common law agency, or whether a contractual term imposing performance standards on a service provider is alone a sufficient basis for imposing vicarious liability?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether vicarious liability must be assessed in light of the four bedrock theories of common law agency, or whether a contractual term imposing performance standards on a service provider is alone a sufficient basis for imposing vicarious liability?
Docket Entries
2021-01-07
Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
2020-12-08
Motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 46.1 filed. (Received January 6, 2021)
2020-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 30, 2020)
Attorneys
Dish Network LLC
E. Joshua Rosenkranz — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
State of Illinois
United States, et al.
Jeffrey B. Wall — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent