In Re Citric Acid Litigation
District Court, N.D. California
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1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FERN M. SMITH, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Cargill’s motion for summary judgment requires the Court to consider whether there is a genuine issue of material fact about whether Cargill participated in a conspiracy to fix the price and allocate market share of citric acid. The Court holds that no reasonable jury could find that Car-gill was a participant, and so grants Cargill’s motion.
BACKGROUND
Citric acid is a corn derivative with a wide variety of uses in the manufacture of food, soft drinks, detergents, and pharmaceuticals. The…
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