Legal Opinion
Four B Corp. v. Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 8, 2003No. Civil Action 01-2394-CMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MURGUIA, District Judge.
This purported class action arises out of an alleged international conspiracy to fix the prices of sorbates, including potassium sórbate and sorbic acid, which are chemical preservatives used in food products. Plaintiffs are “indirect purchasers” of sor-bates, who allegedly purchased products containing sorbates that were manufactured and sold by defendants. Plaintiffs allege that defendants engaged in the manufacture and sale of sorbates throughout the world and specifically in Kansas. Plaintiffs further allege that defendants’ conspiracy to…
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