Baker v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE KARNEZIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Chicago area consumers who purchased milk at retail from defendants Jewel Food Stores, Inc. (Jewel), and Dominick’s Finer Foods, Inc. (Dominick’s), for the period from August 23, 1996, to August 23, 2000, filed a class action against defendants alleging that defendants conspired to fix, raise and maintain the price of milk in the Chicago area in violation of section 3(1) (a) of the Illinois Antitrust Act (740 ILCS 10/3(l)(a) (West 2002)) (the Antitrust Act or the Act). Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s grant of…