Legal Opinion
American Diamond Tool & Gauge, Inc. v. De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 1, 2000No. Nos. MDL-948 (WCC), 92 Civ. 5130(WCC), 94 Civ. 3809(WCC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
WILLIAM C. CONNER, Senior District Judge.
This antitrust class action charges a conspiracy between defendant General Electric Co. (“GE”) and defendants De Beers *419Consolidated Mines, Ltd. and De Beers Centenary, A.G. (collectively “De Beers”) to fix prices for industrial diamonds in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 15. It is now before the Court on an inquest to assess damages, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 55(b)(2), following a default by De Beers. For the reasons stated hereinafter, the Court finds that plaintiffs have thus far failed to prove their damages…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Credit Lyonnais Securities (Usa), Inc. v. Rafael Alcantara and Cavelba, S.A., Doing Business as Casa De Bolsa Rafael Alcantara V.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Howard R. Hughes, and Hughes Tool Company and Raymond M. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- In re Industrial Diamonds Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
3Cited by3 opinions
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