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DELTA TURNER, LTD. v. GRAND RAPIDS-KENT COUNTY

Case No. 1:08-cv-544.

600 F.Supp.2d 920 (2009)

DELTA TURNER, LTD., Plaintiff, v. GRAND RAPIDS-KENT COUNTY CONVENTION/ARENA AUTHORITY, a Michigan Municipal Authority, and SMG, a Pennsylvania General Partnership, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division.

January 30, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas W. Van Essen, Aaron M. Halvas, Lee T. Silver, Silver & Van Essen PC, Grand Rapids, MI, for Plaintiff.

Erin E. Gravelyn, Richard A. Glaser, Dickinson Wright PLLC, Grand Rapids, MI, Richard A. Glaser, Timothy Bunker Hardwicke, Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, Edward Marcellus Williamson, Jason Daniel Cruise, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

OPINION

JANET T. NEFF, District Judge.

This case presents an unusual application of federal antitrust principles to the entertainment industry. At issue is whether a "Preferred Promoter Agreement" (PPA) negotiated on behalf of defendants Grand Rapids—Kent County Convention/Arena Authority (CAA) and its manager, SMG, that includes a reciprocal agreement with the promoter Live Nation for sharing arena and promoter revenue from competitor events...

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