Legal Opinion
In Re Bath & Kitchen Fixtures Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 28, 2008No. 07-1520PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs appeal the District Court’s order striking as untimely their notice of voluntary dismissal filed under Fed. R.Civ.P. 41(a)(1)(A)®. We will vacate and remand with instructions to enter an order dismissing the complaint without prejudice.
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Purchasers of bath and kitchen plumbing fixtures filed putative class action complaints against manufacturers, alleging a price-fixing conspiracy .in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Seventeen cases were consolidated in the District Court. Instead of filing an answer, defendants moved…
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