AD/SAT v. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nos. 94 Civ. 6655(PKL), 95 Civ. 2469(PKL).

920 F.Supp. 1287 (1996)

AD/SAT, A DIVISION OF SKYLIGHT, INC., Plaintiff, v. ASSOCIATED PRESS, Newspaper Association of America, National Newspaper Network, The Newark Star-Ledger, The Birmingham News Company, The Oakland Press Co., The News & Observer Publishing Company, Oklahoma Publishing Company, the Lexington Herald-Ledger, Dayton Newspapers, Inc., Cox Enterprises, Inc., Baltimore Sun Co., Inc., and Advance Publications, Inc., Defendants. AD/SAT, A DIVISION OF SKYLIGHT, INC., Plaintiff, v. Donald E. NEWHOUSE, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shulman, Gainsley & Walcott, P.A., Minneapolis, MN (Daniel R. Shulman, Phillip Gainsley, Terry M. Walcott, of counsel), Law Firm of Joseph M. Alioto, San Francisco, CA (Joseph M. Alioto, of counsel), Solomon, Zauderer, Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp, New York City (David E. Nachman, of counsel), for Plaintiff.

Rogers & Wells, New York City (Dennis J. Drebsky, Richard N. Winfield, Hilary C. Lane, John A. Nathanson, Edward C. O'Callaghan, of counsel), for Defendant Associated Press.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City (Patricia Farren, Nancy A. Kopans, of counsel), John F. Strum, General Counsel, Newspaper Association of America, Washington, DC, for Defendants Newspaper Association of America and National Newspaper Network.

Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City (Yvonne S. Quinn, Timothy J. Helwick, Tracey J. Bolotnick, Tamar Feder, Andrew Rotstein, of counsel), for Defendants Newark Morning Ledger Co., The Birmingham News Company, Advance Publications, Inc., and Donald E. Newhouse.

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington, DC (James A. Treanor, Timothy J. O'Rourke, Scott D. Dailard, of counsel), Treanor, Harvey, Sullivan, Trowbridge & Mullen, New York City (Michael R. Treanor, of counsel), for Defendants Cox Enterprises, Inc., and Dayton Newspapers, Inc.

Wilcox & Savage, P.C., Norfolk, VA (Frank A. Edgar, Jr., Conrad M. Shumadine, of counsel), for Defendant The News & Observer Publishing Company.

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, DC (A. Douglas Melamed, Esq., James W. Lowe, Esq., of counsel), Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, LLP, New York City (Philip R. Forlenza, of counsel), for Defendant The Oakland Press Company.

Lilly & Bienstock, Garden City, NY (Thomas J. Lilly, Jr., of counsel), for Defendant the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City (James B. Kobak, of counsel), Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, Washington, DC (Robert P. Resnick, of counsel), for Defendant the Lexington Herald-Leader.


OPINION AND ORDER

LEISURE, District Judge:

AD/SAT alleges that defendant Associated Press ("AP") has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, see 15 U.S.C. § 2, by (1) attempting to monopolize the alleged market of electronic transmission of advertisements to newspapers; (2) engaging in monopoly leveraging; and (3) monopolizing the news and wire services markets. In addition, AD/SAT alleges that all...

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