Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight Inc.

The Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference and a public relations firm (defendants) waged an aggressive publicity campaign against the trucking industry to promote railroad interests, allegedly causing Pennsylvania's governor to veto trucking-favorable legislation; the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association (plaintiff) sued under the Sherman Act, and the district court found the railroad campaign unlawfully deceptive and aimed at destroying a competitor, awarding nominal damages and a broad injunction, while finding the truckers' own defensive publicity campaign lawful.