... Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment for defendant Oregon Dental Service on their antitrust
and tort claims against ODS. ... "the consistent holdings of Federal courts are that `most favored
nation' clauses are not anti-competitive and are not in violation of antitrust laws.". ...
... Defendant Stardust makes numerous contentions: that the franchise agreement with plaintiff was
illegal and unenforceable because it violated both Oregon and federal antitrust laws; that the
franchise agreement violated California franchise investment law; that the trial court ...
... Defendant filed a plea in abatement asking that the instant case be abated on the grounds that
he had filed an antitrust action in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon against
Denny's Restaurants, Inc., and Harold Butler Enterprises #97, Inc., the plaintiff herein ...