Contemporary Business and Online Commerce Law 7th Edition by Henry R Cheeseman

Exercise 5

Interrogatories Cine Forty-Second Street Theatre Corporation operated a movie theater in New York City’s Times Square area. Cine filed a lawsuit against Allied Artists Pictures Corporation, alleging that Allied Artists and local theater owners illegally attempted to prevent Cine from opening its theater, in violation of federal antitrust law. The suit also alleged that once Cine opened the theater, the defendants conspired with motion picture distributors to prevent Cine from exhibiting first-run, quality films. Attorneys for Allied Artists served a set of written questions concerning the lawsuit on Cine. Does Cine have to answer these questions? Cine Forty-Second Street Theatre Corp. v. Allied Artists Pictures Corp., 602 F.2d 1062, Web 1979 U.S. App. Lexis 13586 (United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit)

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Facts of the Case

• The case is related to C Corporation, which used to operate a movie theatre in the New York City’s Times Square Area.

• C Corporation, which was the Plaintiff in the case, brought an antitrust lawsuit against AAP Corporation and other local theatre owners.

• It claimed that they have played a conspiracy with few of the picture distributors to hinder its chance to be the first in running quality films.

• Plaintiff wanted $3 million in damages and an injunction against Defendant’s alleged anticompetitive prices.

Attorneys for AAP Corporation served on C Corporation a set of written questions concerning the lawsuit.