Legal Opinion

Fisher Bros. v. Mueller Brass Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 6, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 84-0413PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SHAPIRO, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and a putative class, allege that defendant, a manufacturer and distributor of copper water tubing, conspired with others in the copper tubing industry to fix prices in violation of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1337. Plaintiffs’ pending motion to certify a class pursuant to Rule 23(a) and (b)(3) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will be granted.

*573FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs filed this action on January 20, 1984; they allege that from “as early as 1975 and continuing…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  3. 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  5. Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur v. CaubleSupreme Court of the United States · 1921

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