Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. Universal Pictures, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 1, 1978No. 72 Civ. 542PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIEANT, District Judge.
On March 9, 1978, at a regularly scheduled pre-trial conference attended by counsel for all the parties, the Court, on its own initiative, raised the question whether the sheer size of this antitrust litigation and the complexity of the issues involved did not place the matter beyond the capacity of a jury’s proper understanding and consequently render it unfit for jury determination. An oral order to show cause why plaintiffs’ jury demand should not be struck was made on March 9,1978. A hearing was held on April 14,1978, and briefs have been received and considered.
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2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
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