Legal Opinion
The State of North Carolina v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1976No. 74-2154PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Circuit Judge:
Alleging violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, the State of North Carolina instituted this action for damages on behalf of itself, its governmental subdivisions and all citizen consumers who had purchased broad-spectrum antibiotics manufactured and sold by the defendants in North Carolina during the period 1952 to 1966. The defendants are Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc. (Pfizer), American Cyanamid Company (Cyanamid), Bristol-Myers (Bristol), Olin-Mathieson Chemical Corporation (Squibb), and The Upjohn Company (Upjohn).
The thrust of the plaintiff’s case is that…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bernhard v. Bank of America National Trust & Saving AssociationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Olga Zdanok v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods Division, Frank T. Alexander v. The Glidden Company, Durkee Famous Foods DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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- The Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. School District of Ferndale, Michigan, Willie W. Sawyer, Thomas Plunkett, Robert Cicci, William Morris, Donald P. Flavin, Hanna Clampitt, Jon H. Kingsepp, William G. Coyne, the State of Michigan, William G. Milliken, Michigan State Board of Education, and John W. Porter, United States of America v. School District of the City of Ferndale, Michigan, William G. Coyne, State of Michigan, Michigan State Board of Education, and John W. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Clamp-All Corporation v. Cast Iron Soil Pipe InstituteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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