Legal Opinion
Anderson Contracting, Inc. v. DSM Copolymers, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 18, 2009No. 07-0722PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HECHT, Justice.
A manufacturer appeals from the district court’s order certifying a class in an action alleging price fixing of the market for ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). We affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background.
Anderson Contracting, Inc. (Anderson), an Iowa corporation that performs roofing work, brought suit against various manufacturers, marketers, and distributors of EPDM 1 (EPDM manufacturers) for violations of the Iowa Competition Law.
EPDM is a synthetic rubber composed of ethylene, propylene, and diene monomers. EPDM is produced in various grades which exhibit…
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