Legal Opinion
In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Antibiotic Antitrust Actions
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 9, 1971No. M 19-93A and the following actions: 68 Civ. 4343, 69 Civ. 776, 68 Civ. 4264, 69 Civ. 839, 68 Civ. 2370, 69 Civ. 798 and 69 Civ. 3194PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
(Government Entity Class Actions)
MILES W. LORD, District Judge
(By Assignment).
Alleged antitrust violations by five corporate defendants 1 in the marketing of broad spectrum antibiotics are the subject of approximately 114 actions filed in this district or transferred here pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407. 2 All of these actions were originally assigned to the Honorable Inzer B. Wyatt. Settlement has been reached in a number of these actions. Forty-three states, their governmental subdivisions and individual consumers have accepted a settlement offer from the defendants, as have a national…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Esplin v. HirschiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- State of West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- Minnesota v. United States Steel Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1968
- State of Iowa v. Union Asphalt & Roadoils, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Friar v. Vanguard Holding Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Antibiotic Antitrust ActionsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Alpine Pharmacy, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., and Cotler Drugs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- City of Philadelphia v. American Oil Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1971
- Abercrombie v. Lum's Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1972
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