Callahan v. A.E v. Inc.

*240OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Chief Judge:

Prior to 1985, the retail sale of beer in the Pittsburgh area was conducted exclusively by “mom and pop”-type beer distributorships, such as those operated by plaintiff Michael W. Callahan and his fifteen co-plaintiffs. In that year, defendant David Troné opened the first “Beer World” store, a supermarket-style beer distributorship ten times the size of the traditional stores. He opened four more such stores in the Pittsburgh area between 1986 and 1988, offering a larger selection and lower prices. This case involves antitrust and RICO claims arising…