The movietown movie theater company operates movie theaters in 15 different towns throughout the midwest, including harborview, a small city of 250,000 people with a major state university. In harbourview, movietown owns and operates five different movie theaters with a total of 38 screens. Movietown operates the only ones within 30 mile radius around the town. Movietown charges 6.00 for movie matinee times and 8.50 for evening movies. These prices are about 10 percent higher than the prices charged around most of the rest of the state. There are no discount movie prices for senior citizens,students, or any other group. Most of the movie theaters around the rest of the state offer some, if not all, such special discounts.

Several other movies theater companies have sought to build movie theaters in harbourview over the last 10 years. Each of these efforts has failed. In addition, Movietown has actively lobbied town authorities to keep out any other movie theater companies.

a) what are the issues with movietowns operation ?

b) is there a possible case of monopoly here under federal law ?

c) during discovery, what if any accounting records should be requested?

d) what other information would be needed?

e) what are the services that a forensic accountant expert witness might be asked to provide in connection with this dispute?