Legal Opinion
Home Placement Service, Inc. v. Providence Journal Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 27, 1983No. Civ. A. 77-158 SPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SELYA, District Judge.
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This civil action was brought by Home Placement Service, Inc. (“HPS”) and its founder/president, Joseph P. Muschiano (“Muschiano”), charging that it had been scuttled in violation of 15 TJ.S.C. §§ 1 and 2 (the Sherman Act). The defendant is the Providence Journal Company (“PJB”), a publisher which towers over the Rhode Island market. PJB publishes, inter alia, a morning daily newspaper (“The Providence Journal”), an afternoon daily newspaper (“The Evening Bulletin”), and a Sunday newspaper (“The Providence Sunday Journal”). Each of these publications has a…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Home Placement Service, Inc. v. The Providence Journal Company, Home Placement Service, Inc. v. The Providence Journal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Ocean State Physicians Health Plan, Inc. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode IslandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Home Placement Service, Inc. v. Providence Journal Company, Home Placement Service, Inc. v. Providence Journal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Auwood v. Harry Brandt Booking Office, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
- In Re Lenz Oil Service, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
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