Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission v. NFL (Raiders I)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
726 F.2d 1381 (1984)
Relevant factsFree
When Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis sought to relocate the team to the Los Angeles Coliseum (plaintiff), NFL owners voted 22-0 under Rule 4.3 to block the move; the Raiders and the Coliseum sued the NFL (defendant), alleging the rule violated antitrust law, and the district court rejected the NFL's single-entity defense.
IssueFree
Whether the National Football League and its member teams are a single entity shielding it from antitrust scrutiny under a Rule of Reason analysis of § 1 of the Sherman Act.