Legal Opinion
In re McDonald's Franchise Antitrust Litigation
United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Decided June 12, 1979No. 385Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
2Per curiam
This litigation consists of four actions, one each pending in the Southern District of Florida, the Eastern District of Virginia, the Northern District of Illinois and the District of Arizona. The complaint in each action challenges certain franchise practices of McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s).
McDonald’s is a franchisor of over 4,000 fast food restaurants, located both in this country and throughout Canada. McDonald’s System, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of McDonald’s, owns approximately 25 percent of all McDonald’s franchises, while individual operators own the…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- In Re American Financial Corp. LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1977
- In Re Women's Clothing Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1978