| 1 | 2/22/1995 | BVLaw |
City of Tuscaloosa v. Harcos Chemicals
Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages for defendants' "illegal conspiracy to restrain trade by fixing prices, allocating markets, and rigging bids for sale of repackaged chlorine...
United States District Court Alabama US, Action: Antitrust
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| 2 | 10/23/1998 | BVLaw |
City of Tuscaloosa, et al. v. Harcros Chemicals, Inc., et al.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment against Tuscaloosa in this antitrust action. The city attempted to show that the conspirators engaged in conscious parallelism. It found that the lower court improperly excluded th...
United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (16,290 words)
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| 3 | 3/12/1996 | BVLaw |
Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Caribbean Petroleum Company
At issue in this case are price discrimination damages, anti-trust damages, and tort damages.
United States Court of Appeals 1st Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (12,806 words)
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| 4 | 5/24/2007 | BVLaw |
In Re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation: Winoff Industries, Inc. v. Stone Container Corporation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court’s use of the Bogosian short-cut, supported by expert economic testimony, to show that all members of the purported class were damaged by the alleged anticompetitive behavior when...
United States Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
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| 5 | 4/24/2007 | BVLaw |
Southwire Co. v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Court permits antitrust claims to proceed to trial, based largely on plaintiffs’ econometric model and other expert proof of damages.
United States District Court Wisconsin, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (16,592 words)
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| 6 | 10/21/2003 | BVLaw |
Motorsports Racing Plus, Inc. v. Arctic Cat Sales, Inc., et al.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment that determined that the defendant did not violate any antitrust or tort laws when it competed with Motorsports and later bought the company. The appellate court agreed th...
Court of Appeals Minnesota US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (2,081 words)
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| 7 | 5/15/2002 | BVLaw |
Conwood Company, L.P. v. United States Tobacco Co.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the jury’s award of damages for United States Tobacco Company’s (USTC) anticompetitive behavior based on sales Conwood would have made in the moist snuff market but for USTC’s behavior. The damages...
United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (14,281 words)
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| 8 | 3/20/2006 | BVLaw |
PSKS, Inc. v. Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a jury’s award of lost profits in this vertical minimum price fixing antitrust action. The lost future profits award was calculated based on 3-year average of PSKS’ sales of Leegin goods, where gros...
United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
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| 9 | 6/17/1968 | BVLaw |
Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe Machinery Corp.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds district court’s decision not to reduced compensatory damages award by the additional taxes the plaintiff would have had to pay, absent the defendant’s violation.
Supreme Court Federal Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
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| 10 | 12/15/2003 | BVLaw |
Fisherman's Wharf Bay Cruise Corp. v. San Francisco Superior Court
Te California Court of Appeals, First District, determined that consideration of a predatory pricing claim under California’s Unfair Business Practices Act should be considered on a market-by-market basis. It rejected the argument that "So long as total r...
Court of Appeals California US, Action: Antitrust
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| 11 | 5/17/2005 | BVLaw |
El Aguila Food Products, Inc., et al. v. Gruma Corporation
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s exclusion of a financial expert in this antitrust action because the expert failed to consider the effects of lawful competition and did not consider the comparability of the plai...
United States Court of Appeals 5th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (2,173 words)
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| 12 | 7/13/1999 | BVLaw |
In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation
Suit against manufacturers and wholesalers of brand-name prescription drugs charging conspiracy to deny discounts to the pharmacies. Admissibility of experts at issue.
United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
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| 13 | 9/29/2008 | BVLaw |
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. v. Huntsman Corp.
Delaware Chancery Court finds buyer knowingly and intentionally breached merger agreement by seeking insolvency opinion to derail financing and avoid liquidated damages.
Court of Chancery Delaware US, Action: Contract
Full Text of Court Cases (25,413 words)
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| 14 | 10/21/2003 | BVLaw |
CPA’s Report Found Insufficient to Support Antitrust Claim
The Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment that determined that the defendant did not violate any antitrust or tort laws when it competed with Motorsports and later bought the company. The appellate court agreed th...
Court Case Digests (431 words)
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| 15 | 7/28/2007 | BVLaw |
Antitrust Claims in Copper Trading Scandal Hinge on Reliability of Damages Experts
Court permits antitrust claims to proceed to trial, based largely on plaintiffs’ econometric model and other expert proof of damages.
United States District Court
Court Case Digests (897 words)
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| 15 | 5/15/2002 | BVLaw |
Antitrust Damages Established Using Regression Analysis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the jury’s award of damages for United States Tobacco Company’s (USTC) anticompetitive behavior based on sales Conwood would have made in the moist snuff market but for USTC’s behavior. The damages...
Court Case Digests (737 words)
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| 17 | 1/30/2002 | BVLaw |
KIds' Universe, et al. v. In2Labs, et al.
The California Court of Appeals for the First District affirmed the lower court's decision denying Kids' Universe recovery of lost profits from a stillborn Internet toy store. The expert compared the subject company to one successful Internet toy company...
Court of Appeals California US, Action: Tort
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| 18 | 7/31/1998 | BVLaw |
Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin, and Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation v
The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's grant of summary judgment against Blue Cross in its antitrust suit against Marshfield Clinics. The clinics were guilty of monopolistic practices (i.e. division of the market). The usual method used to s...
United States Court of Appeals 7th Circuit US, Action: Antitrust
Full Text of Court Cases (4,195 words)
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| 19 | 3/20/2006 | BVLaw |
Damages for Price-Fixing Determined Using Historical Sales
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a jury’s award of lost profits in this vertical minimum price fixing antitrust action. The lost future profits award was calculated based on 3-year average of PSKS’ sales of Leegin goods, where gros...
Court Case Digests (483 words)
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| 20 | 5/17/2005 | BVLaw |
Consideration of Lawful Competitive Activity Is Required in Lost Profits Analysis
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court’s exclusion of a financial expert in this antitrust action because the expert failed to consider the effects of lawful competition and did not consider the comparability of the plai...
Court Case Digests (403 words)
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