MLB Gets San Jose Antitrust Claims Tossed From A’s Case
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Major League Baseball won dismissal of antitrust claims in a lawsuit accusing it of keeping the Oakland Athletics from moving to San Jose, California, to shield the San Francisco Giants from competition.
U.S. District Judge Ronald M. Whyte in San Jose yesterday barred the city from refiling its antitrust claims, saying it hasn’t suggested how they could be successfully argued and “nor does the court see how they could be.” The judge, rejecting an MLB request, allowed the city to pursue claims based on interference with its contract and economic advantage.