WASHINGTON--The Supreme Court gave a legal victory to Verizon and other regional Bell companies on Monday, ruling that an antitrust lawsuit against them cannot proceed without specific allegations to back it up.

By a 7-2 vote, the justices reversed an appeals court ruling that had allowed the class-action antitrust lawsuit to go forward on a general allegation that Verizon predecessor Bell Atlantic Co. and other Bell companies had conspired to not compete in each other's territory.

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