Legal Opinion
American Floral Services, Inc. v. Florists' Transworld Delivery Ass'n
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 15, 1986No. 84 C 1824PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER *
SHADUR, District Judge.
American Floral Services, Inc. (“AFS”) sues Florists’ Transworld Delivery Association (“FTD”) and Teleflora, Inc. (“Teleflora”) under Clayton Act §§ 4 and 16, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15 and 26, seeking damages and injunctive relief based on claimed violations of Sherman Act § 1 et seq., 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (“Section 1”). Complaint Count I charges FTD conspired with its members:
1. to discourage and prevent the use of services marketed by AFS, through adoption and enforcement of FTD Membership Rule 18(b) (“Rule 18(b)”); and
2. to fix and maintain the…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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