Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. National Basketball Association
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 30, 1968No. Civ. 66-1320PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MARSH, District Judge.
The plaintiff commenced a civil antitrust suit against the defendants requesting an injunction, a jury trial for treble damages, and alleging a conspiracy in violation of the anti-trust laws to bar him from player membership in the National Basketball Association. The alleged conspiracy began in November, 1963, and the plaintiff claims he sustained financial injury through the defendants’ violation of the Sherman AntiTrust Act, §§ 1 and 2, in that during the period prior to suit he has been deprived of his earning power as a professional basketball…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Radovich v. National Football LeagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by24 opinions
- John Clark Donatelli v. National Hockey LeagueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Robertson v. National Basketball Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
- Ryan v. GlennDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1971
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