Legal Opinion
Major League Baseball v. Butterworth
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided December 27, 2001No. 4:01cv511-RHPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HINKLE, District Judge.
Major League Baseball has announced its intention to contract from 30 clubs to 28 for the 2002 season. The issue in this action is whether the federal and state antitrust laws apply to the proposed contraction. The defendant Attorney General of the State of Florida asserts that the antitrust laws do apply. Pursuant to his statutory authority to investigate possible violations of the federal and state antitrust laws, the Attorney General has issued civil investigative demands to plaintiffs Major League Baseball, its Commissioner, and the two Florida…
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