Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. Columbia Outdoor Advertising, Inc.

OPINION

MacMAHON, * District Judge.

Defendant City of Columbia (“Columbia”) moves to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, see Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), on the ground that it is exempt from liability under the federal antitrust laws and immune under state law. Plaintiff (“Omni”) alleges that defendants have violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 & 2, and state law.

The allegations of the complaint, which we accept as true on this motion to dismiss, are as follows:

Omni is a Georgia corporation engaged in erecting billboards and…