· 6/7/2001
Rhiannon Tanaka v. University of Southern California Michael Garrett Daryl Gross Pacific-10 Conference National Collegiate Athletic Association
Citations
- 252 F.3d 1059
- 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4649
- 2001 Daily Journal DAR 5741
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 11837
- 2001 WL 618599
How courts have described this case
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- noting that defining a relevant market in terms of reasonable interchangeability “encompasses notions of ... product use, quality, and description”
- explaining that the anticompetitive effects must be felt in the “relevant market”
- affirming dismissal of case on grounds that “markets” identified in first amended complaint were not “appropriately defined for antitrust purposes, even at this stage of the litigation”
- affirming dismissal where plaintiffs failed to identify an appropriate product market
- UCLA women's soccer program does not constitute its own market because other college programs compete to recruit student-athletes
- “Failure to identify a relevant market is a proper ground for dismissing a Sherman Act 8 claim.”
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Judges: O'Scannlain, Kleinfeld, Fisher
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