Legal Opinion
Sunbeam Television Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided August 25, 1988No. 88-1046-CIVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER OF REMAND
SPELLMAN, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon Plaintiffs Motion for Remand. The background of this case, in brief, is as follows. The Plaintiff is the owner of a local South Florida television station, WSVN (Channel 7), which has been affiliated with Defendant NBC for around 25 years. The Plaintiff alleges that its longstanding relationship was a “joint venture,” and that the continuation of this relationship was a prerequisite for the Plaintiffs future economic success.
In 1984, FCC regulations changed permitting national networks to own…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- B., Inc. v. Miller Brewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Bobby Jones Garden Apartments, Inc. v. F. R. SuleskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- United States v. Edward L. Flom, David L. Hoffman, Frank W. Hunsberger, and Richard E. VollandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Southern Concrete Company v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re TexasDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 2000
- Mayfield-George v. Texas Rehabilitation CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2000
- Mendez v. CochranDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Publix Supermarkets, Inc. v. FrazierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Trak Microwave Corp. v. CulleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
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