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In Re Professional Hockey Antitrust Litigation

United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

Decided January 4, 1974No. 119PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

2Per curiam

This litigation arises out of the competition for players between the two major league professional hockey associations: the newly formed World Hockey Association (WHA) and the established National Hockey League (NHL). The basic issue involved in all actions is whether the NHL and its member teams have violated the federal antitrust laws through the “reserve clause” in their contracts, affiliation agreements and market power dominance. We previously transferred these actions to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. In re…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re Professional Hockey Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1973
  2. In Re Professional Hockey Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1974

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re Petroleum Products Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976
  2. In Re Air West, Inc. Securities LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1974
  3. In Re Petroleum Products Antitrust LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976

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