Ungar v. Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

INDEX

I. Preliminary Statement 77

II. The Plaintiffs’ Class Action Claims 80

A. The Equipment Tie-In Claim 80

B. The Supplier Tie-In Claim 81

C. The Sign Tie-In Claim 82

D. The Real Estate Tie-In Claim 82

E. The Advertising Claims 82

F. The Real Estate Tax Escrow Claim 83

G. The Restrictive Covenant Claims 83

H. Common Law Fraud Allegations 84

III. The Law of Tying — Economic Policy & Basic Principles 84

A. The Economic Policy of the Law; The Per Se Rule 84

B. Formal Requisites of a Tie 89

1. The Tying and the Tied Products 89

2. Sufficient Economic Power to…