Legal Opinion

Mid-America Regional Bargaining Association v. Will County Carpenters District Council

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 13, 1982No. 81-1442PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns the scope of the labor exemptions to the federal antitrust laws. Here, contractors and their trade associations claimed that an alleged agreement between a union, a contractor, and a public utility violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Because we find that the acts alleged fall within both the “statutory” and “nonstatutory” labor exemptions we affirm the district court’s dismissal of the complaint.

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The plaintiffs are three trade associations (“the Trade Associations”) and two private contractors (“the Contractors”). The defendants are…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. R. Anthony Marrese, M.D., and Bone & Joint Surgeons, Inc. v. Interqual, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Uss-Posco Industries v. Contra Costa County Building & Construction Trades CouncilCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  3. Maurice Clarett v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  4. Gelb v. Air Con Refrigeration & Heating, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. Powell v. National Football LeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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