Legal Opinion
Ungar v. Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 3, 1976No. Nos. 75-1625, 75-1626PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from a plaintiff class certification of claims brought under § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § l,1 alleging illegal tie-in sales, arises from two consolidated actions by franchisees against their franchisor, Dunkin’ Donuts of America, Inc. The district court decided that it was not *1213necessary for each franchisee to prove that he individually was coerced by the franchisor to accept the allegedly tied items; rather it would be sufficient if the franchisees as a group could prove either that the franchisor had a policy to persuade the franchisees to accept…
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