Union Telecom, LLC v. US

  1. November 03, 2021

    Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Union Telecom's $20M Refund Case

    The Federal Circuit on Wednesday refused to revisit its ruling that the government need not refund $20 million that Union Telecom says it paid, after the company protested a judge's decision not to recall witnesses after taking over the case.

  2. September 16, 2021

    Union Telecom Asks Fed. Circ. To Rethink $20M Tax Case

    Union Telecom asked the Federal Circuit to rehear a suit in which the court ruled the government doesn't have to refund $20 million the company says it paid, because the judge failed to recall witnesses after taking over the case.

  3. July 22, 2021

    Fed. Circ. Finds Judge Error Harmless In $20M Telecom Tax Suit

    A telecommunications company can't recoup nearly $20 million in taxes after the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that although a lower court judge should have recalled witnesses who testified before he took over the case, that error was harmless.

  4. March 30, 2021

    Testimony Needed In Telecom's $20M Tax Row, Fed. Circ. Told

    A judge improperly declined to hear two witnesses' testimony about a telecommunications company's entitlement to a $20 million excise tax refund, the company told the Federal Circuit, disputing the government's arguments that it wasn't necessary to hear from the witnesses. 

  5. January 07, 2021

    Telecom Co. Asks Fed. Circ. For Retrial In $20M Tax Row

    A telecommunications company has asked the Federal Circuit for a new trial in seeking a nearly $20 million refund of excise taxes on prepaid phone cards, arguing it was improperly denied the chance to recall witnesses during claims court proceedings.