BHP New Zealand Ltd. v. Ucar International, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The appeals before us stem from two antitrust actions filed by two groups of plaintiffs, which include foreign corporations engaged in the production of steel and a U.S. corporation that acted on behalf of two such foreign steel producers. One action, led by BHP New Zealand, was filed by a New Zealand company and three Australian companies (collectively referred to as “BHP”). 1 The other action, led by Ferromin International Trade Corp., was filed by 26 foreign corporations with their principal places of business in the United States, Thailand,…