Legal Opinion
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1991No. Nos. 90-55583, 90-55668PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Counterclaimants Professional Real Estate Investors and Kenneth Irwin (collectively “PRE”) appeal from the entry of an order granting summary judgment in favor of the counterdefendants Columbia Pictures Industries and seven other movie studios (collectively “Columbia Pictures” or “Movie Studios”).1 This appeal involves the propriety of the summary judgment and the applicability of the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.
BACKGROUND
This case is before us for the second time. In Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc., 866 F.2d 278 (9th…
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- California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Taylor v. ListCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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