Legal Opinion
Pinney Dock & Transport Co. v. Penn Central Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1999No. Nos. 98-3178, 98-3179PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
These two consolidated appeals concern a hotly contested antitrust action — what is known as the “Iron Ore Conspiracy” — with a long litigation history dating back to 1980. The parties in the district court were as follows:
The Pinney Dock Antitrust Litigation The Litton Industries Antitrust Litigation
Plaintiff: Pinney Dock & Transport Co. (“Pinney Dock”) Plaintiff: Litton Industries, Inc. (“Litton”)
Co-Defendants: Penn Central Corp. (“Penn Central”); and Bessemer & Lake Erie R.R. Co. (“B & LE”) Co-Defendants: Penn Central and B & LE
Because Penn Central…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Long v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Moriarty v. Hills Funeral Home, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
- Pinney Dock & Transport Company (98-3178) and Litton Industries, Inc. (98-3179) v. Penn Central Corporation, Defendant/cross-Claim Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company, Defendant/cross-ClaimCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- In Re Dpl Inc., Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2003