Legal Opinion
Omega Environmental, Inc. v. Gilbarco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1997No. Nos. 96-35153, 96-35172 and 96-35594PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge WRIGHT; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
In this complex antitrust case we must decide, among other issues, whether the district court erred in submitting to the jury the plaintiffs’ Clayton Act § 3 exclusive dealing and other state law claims.
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Background
Manufacturers of petroleum dispensing equipment1 sell their products, both directly and through authorized distributors, to the owners of retail gasoline outlets, including major oil companies, independent business persons (“jobbers”), national and regional convenience store chains, and independent…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Havens v. C & D PLASTICS, INC.Washington Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Passantino v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2000
- Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations v. U.S. Bureau of ReclamationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2001
- Apple, Inc. v. Psystar Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 2008
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