Legal Opinion
Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided May 10, 1977No. 4-75-Civ. 206PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Kathleen R. Reiter brings this antitrust action seeking damages and injunctive relief against five manufacturers of hearing aids. In her complaint she requests certification of a class consisting of all persons who have purchased hearing aids manufactured by any of the defendants. All defendants except Sonotone, which has not appeared in any proceeding in this case, move for dismissal or, in the alternative, for summary judgment.
Plaintiff, along with all potential members of the class she seeks to represent, is a purchaser of a hearing aid manufactured by one…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1980
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Theophil v. Sheller-Globe Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1978
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