Legal Opinion
American Needle, Inc. v. New Orleans Louisiana Saints
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 5, 2005No. 04 C 7806PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff American Needle, Inc. (American Needle) brought this antitrust action against defendants, the National Football League (NFL), the individual owners of the NFL’s member teams, National Football League Properties, Inc. (NFLP) and Reebok International, Ltd. (Reebok), for violation of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. Defendants move to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. The motion is granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
The following facts, taken from plaintiffs complaint, are, for purposes of this…
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