No. 20-743

DISH Network L.L.C. v. United States, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-11-30
Status: Dismissed
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
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
Latest Conference: N/A
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 RosenkranzOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Petitioner
State of Illinois
Jane Elinor NotzOffice of the Attorney General, State of Illinois, Respondent
United States, et al.
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent