Legal Opinion
Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 21, 1988No. Civ. A. No. 87-3717PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BECHTLE, District Judge.
Presently before the court is plaintiffs’ consolidated motion for class action certification pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23. For the reasons stated herein, plaintiffs’ motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Procedural History
These consolidated actions are six civil actions seeking treble damages for alleged antitrust violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Plaintiffs allege that defendants and their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries and affiliates, and alleged co-conspirators violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by conspiring…
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