Legal Opinion

American Passage Media Corporation v. Cass Communications, Inc., D/B/A Cass Student Advertising Services, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 11, 1985No. 84-3688PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

American Passage Media Corp. (AP) sued Cass Communications, Inc. (Cass), alleging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2. The district court issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining Cass from enforcing certain exclusive dealing contracts.

The issues on appeal: (1) did the district court apply the proper standard in granting the preliminary injunction; (2) was there sufficient evidence of irreparable injury; and (3) is AP likely to succeed on the merits?

FACTS:

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Sierra On-Line, Inc. v. Phoenix Software, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Sports Form, Inc., a Nevada Corporation v. United Press International, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. Flynt Distributing Company, Inc. v. Leon Harvey, Alfred HarveyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by102 opinions

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  5. Atari Games Corporation and Tengen, Inc., Plaintiffs/cross-Appellants v. Nintendo of America, Inc., and Nintendo Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990

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