Legal Opinion
Syufy Enterprises v. American Multicinema, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1986No. Nos. 83-2725, 84-1728PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
In this antitrust case involving the exhibition of major feature films in the San Jose area, a jury returned a general verdict in favor of appellees American Multicine-ma, Inc. (AMC)1 on its counterclaim against appellant, Syufy Enterprises. The jury awarded AMC damages totaling $1,006,421. Judgment was entered for that amount trebled and for attorney’s fees.2
The case went to the jury on AMC’s claims that Syufy monopolized, attempted to monopolize and conspired to monopolize in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). Syufy’s principal arguments…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- United States v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by84 opinions
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- McM Partners, Incorporated v. Andrews-Bartlett & Associates, Incorporated, Doing Business as Andrews-Bartlett Exposition ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Theme Promotions, Inc. v. News America Marketing FSICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Thurman Industries, Inc. v. Pay 'N Pak Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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