Legal Opinion
Palmer News, Inc. v. ARA Services, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided August 16, 1979No. 75-254-C5PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This is a major antitrust action which could have a significant impact upon the industry which distributes periodicals and paperback books in this country. The distribution industry may be viewed as a ladder. The top rung consists of the publishers. The next lower rung is composed of the national distributors. Beneath the national distributors are the wholesalers, then the retailers, and finally the consumers.
Plaintiffs in this action are Palmer News, Inc., and related companies (hereinafter referred to as “Palmer” or “the Palmer…
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