Legal Opinion

In Re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided March 26, 2009No. Master File No. 06-0620. Nos. 06-0638, 06-0657, 06-0677, 06-0861, 06-0932, 06-1464, 06-1854PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

O’NEILL, District Judge.

This is an antitrust case involving the applicability of the Capper-Volstead exemption for agricultural cooperatives. Discovery was phased with Phase One concerning the Capper-Volstead issue. Presently before me are the motions for summary judgment filed by defendant Mushroom Alliance, Inc., defendant Kitchen Pride Mushrooms, defendant M.D. Basciani & Sons, Inc., defendant Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative, Inc. (“EMMC”) 1 and certain defendants, 2 de fendant JM Farms and defendant Franklin Farms, plaintiffs’ omnibus response, and some defendants’…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re Processed Egg Products Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. In re Fresh & Process Potatoes Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2011
  3. In re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. In Re Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  5. Winn Dixie Stores v. Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2023

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