Bay Guardian Co. v. New Times Media LLC
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DONDERO, J.
The Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly are competing alternative newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Each paper relies on advertising revenue in large part to sustain the publication of the news weekly. San Francisco Weekly offered advertising to business entities at a rate lower than was provided by the Bay Guardian. Consequently, the Bay Guardian Company sued San Francisco Weekly for unfair competition under California law. It was successful and won a jury verdict of approximately $16 million.
This appeal has been taken by defendants New Times Media LLC (the…
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