Legal Opinion
Laker Airways Ltd. v. Pan American World Airways
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 9, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-3362, 83-0416PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This is an antitrust action brought by Laker Airways against a number of American and foreign airlines. Presently before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. Because of the apparently unprecedented circumstances which gave rise to this application, 1 it is appropriate to recite the background of the lawsuit in some detail.
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On November 24, 1982, Laker Airways Limited (Laker) 2 brought an action in this Court under the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2) and the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 15) against Pan American World Airways, Inc.…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Laker Airways Ltd. v. Sabena, Belgian World AirlinesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Dow Jones & Co., Inc. v. Harrods, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
- Laker Airways Ltd. v. Pan American World AirwaysDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1984
- Garpeg, Ltd. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Karsten Manufacturing Corp. v. United States Golf Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1990
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