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· 2/21/1995

Sas of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Telephone Company

Citations

  • 48 F.3d 39
  • 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 3298

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • explaining that a presumptively proper plaintiff in an antitrust suit includes \a competitor who seeks to serve [a threatened] market\
  • explaining that “even where a violation exists and a plaintiff has been damaged by it, the courts—for reasons of prudence—have sought to limit the right of private parties to sue for damages or injunctions”
  • denying standing where actors directly threatened by the market had \ample incentive and ability\ to challenge antitrust violations
  • denying standing where actors directly threatened by the market had “ample incentive and ability” to challenge antitrust violations
  • affirming dismissal of case at motion to dismiss state for lack of antitrust injury
  • “Despite its statutory framework, antitrust law is largely the handiwork of federal judges and antitrust enforcers ....”

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Judges: Torruella, Boudin, Boyle

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