2625 REVIEW DENIED Allegations that use of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) was conditioned upon the purchase of enhanced services including forms for use of the MLS were not sufficient to support a claim of "tying" under the Cartwright Act; allegations that separate entities joined to form a corporation that operated and set prices for the MLS and that denied plaintiff's request for appointment as an MLS service center were not sufficient to support claims for conspiracy to fix prices or for group boycott; allegations that defendant unilaterally set high prices for the use of its service were not sufficient to support a claim of anti-trust violation.CitationFREEMAN v SD ASS'N OF REALTORS (MLS) 77 CA4 171 [See: Anderson v New England Toyota 475 FS 973; Corwin v LA Newspaper 4 C3 842; Alaska Airlines v United Airlines 948 F2 536]
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