Theatre Party Associates, Inc. v. Shubert Organization, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• rejecting relevant product market that centered on a specific Broadway show, Phantom of the Opera, because “other forms of entertainment, namely other Broadway shows, the opera, ballet or even sporting events” would provide “adequate substitute products”
• finding Phantom of the Opera similar to other forms of entertainment
• dismissing monopolization claim where the plaintiff had defined the relevant product market as advance sales of selected tickets to the early run of a single Broadway show, since other forms of entertainment could be adequate substitutes
• tickets to the play \Phantom of the Opera\ are not a relevant product market
• “The federal courts, in the context of Rule 12 motions to dismiss, have not hesitated to reject market allegations that make no economic sense under any set of facts.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).