Legal Opinion
Royal Crown Cola Co., Cross-Appellant v. The Coca-Cola Company, Pepsico, Inc., and Dr. Pepper Co., Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 13, 1989No. 88-8014PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, the appellants challenge the propriety of an award of almost 1.4 million dollars in attorney’s fees in favor of the Royal Crown Company (Royal Crown) for its efforts to prevent PepsiCo Inc. (Pep-siCo) and the Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) from acquiring certain carbonated soft drink companies. 678 F.Supp. 875. Because we find that Royal Crown is not a “prevailing party” within the meaning of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 26, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
In the year 1986, two carbonated soft drink company giants each attempted mergers with other well known…
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