Legal Opinion
Harbor Broadcasting, Inc. v. Boundary Waters Broadcasters, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 4, 2001No. C1-01-667PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
G. BARRY ANDERSON, Judge.
Appellants brought an action in state court against respondents for tortious interference with business expectancy. Respondents moved to dismiss appellants’ claim on the theory that the Federal Communications Act of 1934(FCA) preempted appellants’ claim. The district court granted respondents’ motion to dismiss and appellants now argue that the district court erred because (1) there is no irreconcilable conflict between the FCA and the common-law remedy of tortious interference with business expectancy; (2) in the alternative, if there is an irreconcilable…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Nader v. Allegheny Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Central Office Telephone, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Superior Edge, Inc. v. Monsanto Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2013
- Dahl v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2007
- Issaenko v. University of MinnesotaDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2014
- Cenveo Corp. v. Southern Graphic Systems, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2011
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