Legal Opinion
Reifert v. South Central Wisconsin MLS Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 2006No. 05-3601PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Jay Reifert claims that the defendants violated the Sherman Act by tying access to a real estate multi-listing service (“MLS”) to membership in a Realtors Association. The district court granted summary judgment for all defendants in this case, finding no competition in the tied market and therefore, no antitrust violation.
For the following reasons, we now affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. Background
Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (“RASCW”) is a real estate trade association. Its members are real estate agents and…
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