West Boylston Cinema Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Corp.

Plaintiff, West Boylston Cinema Corporation (“West Boylston”), an exhibitor of “sub-run” movies,1 brings this action against National Amusements, Inc. (“National”), a competing exhibitor, and Paramount Pictures Corporation (“Paramount”), a movie distributor, alleging that Paramount’s grant of a “clearance” to National (i.e. licensing that enabled National to run allegedly more profitable “first-run” movies to West Boylston’s exclusion), was unreasonable and constituted an unlawful vertical non-price restraint of trade.2 West Boylston’s amended complaint alleges violations of the Massachusetts…