Solinger v. A&M Records

586 F.2d 1304 1978-2 Trade Cases 62,401 Jack SOLINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. A&M RECORDS, INC., Transamerica Corp., United Artists Corp., United Artists Records, Inc., Eric-Mainland Distributing Co., Musical Isle of America, Record Merchandising Company, Inc., Jerome S. Moss, Robert Fead, Sidney Talmadge, Motown Record Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 76-2965. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 27, 1978. Francis G. Willmarth (argued), of Long & Levit, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Thomas P. Lambert (argued), Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before BARNES, TRASK and HUG, Circuit Judges. BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal from a district court judgment dismissing a private antitrust action brought under sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 and 2, and sections 4 and 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15 and 18 on the ground that the plaintiff lacked standing to sue for damages under section 4 of the Clayton Act. 2 * Jack Solinger, the former president and…