Legal Opinion
Berning v. Gooding
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1987No. 86-3596PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Louis G. Berning (Berning) is an Oregon resident who was a producer of hops. When his business for producing and growing hops failed, he brought this antitrust suit against Fred Gooding and the other named defendants alleging the failure was the result of their price fixing scheme which caused hop prices to fall. Berning alleged violation of the Clayton Act and sought treble damages under 15 U.S.C. § 15(a). He also sought relief on a pendent state claim.
The defendants are hop growers and members of the Hop Administrative Committee (HAC). (One defendant,…
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