Charlotte Telecasters, Inc., and North Carolina Cable, Inc., Television Presentations, Inc. v. Jefferson-Pilot Corporation

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• holding that in antitrust conspiracies involving a continual refusal to deal, and thus a continuing violation, “the statute of limitations commences to run from the last overt act causing injury to the plaintiff’s business”
• explaining that where “the plaintiff charges a continual refusal to deal, the statute of limitations commences to run from the last overt act causing injury to the plaintiff’s business”
• explaining that “each refusal to deal gives rise to a claim under the antitrust laws” and that “the statute of limitations commences to run from the last overt act causing injury to the plaintiffs business”
• a plaintiff must plead distinctly the facts necessary to show the essential elements of a fraudulent concealment claim
• a plaintiff must plead distinctly the facts necessary to show the essential elements of a fraudulent concealment claim
• “[A] cause of action for future damages does not accrue until the damages become reasonably ascertainable and, therefore, capable of proof”

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