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MORRISON v. VIACOM, INC.

Docket No. A071263.

52 Cal.App.4th 1514 (1997)

CHRISTOPHER MORRISON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. VIACOM, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Two.

February 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Joseph M. Alioto, John H. Boone, Michael Dietrick and Jon P. Rankin for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

George Shapiro, David M. Balabanian, Terry J. Houlihan, Christopher B. Hockett and Stephanie S. Lamarre for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

HAERLE, J. —

I. INTRODUCTION

The question presented by this appeal is whether provisions of California's antitrust law prohibiting anticompetitive "tying" practices are preempted by federal law regulating the cable television industry. The trial court found that appellants' state law antitrust claims against a cable operator were preempted and sustained a demurrer to their complaint, without leave to amend...

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