Legal Opinion
Fields Productions, Inc. v. United Artists Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 28, 1969No. 68 Civ. 198PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLEAN, District Judge.
Defendant moves for judgment on the pleadings dismissing this private treble damage antitrust action. The question is whether plaintiff has standing to sue.
The complaint, which is deemed to be true for the purposes of this motion, can be briefly summarized. In September 1956, defendant agreed to finance and distribute a motion picture produced by plaintiff. The agreement provided in substance that defendant would not “block book” the picture, i. e., it would not require an exhibitor, as a condition of obtaining a license to exhibit plaintiff’s picture, to agree to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. Loew's Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Scm Corporation v. Radio Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- SCM Corporation v. Radio Corporation of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re Multidistrict Vehicle Air Pollution M.D.L. No. 31. State of California v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., Robert Morgan v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City of Philadelphia v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., State of New York v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City of New York v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City and County of Denver v. American Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Calderone Enterprises Corporation v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Gaf Corporation v. Circle Floor Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. SchneiderDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Paul Newman, George R. Hill and Pan Arts Production Corp. v. Universal Pictures and M.C.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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