Legal Opinion
In Re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 23, 2011No. 09-2257, 09-2258PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Capper-Volstead Act of 1922 allows certain agricultural producers to form cooperatives without incurring antitrust liability. This appeal presents the novel question of whether a prejudgment order denying an agricultural cooperative the protections of the Capper-Volstead Act is immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine. We hold it is not.
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In late 2000, a group of mushroom farmers and related entities, most of whom are located in southeastern Pennsylvania, formed the Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative (EMMC). The members of…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Processed Egg Products Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
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- In re Processed Egg Products Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
- In re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2014
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