Legal Opinion
MacMillan Bloedel Limited and MacMillan Bloedel, Inc. v. The Flintkote Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1985No. 84-2409PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A buyer of corporate assets settled antitrust claims based on charges that, before as well as after acquiring the assets, it had conspired with a number of others, including the seller of those assets, to fix the prices of their products, thus violating the antitrust laws. It seeks to recover the part of its payment that it considers to be the seller’s share of the amounts paid to settle claims for damages suffered before the acquisition because the sale agreement required the seller to hold the buyer harmless from claims arising from the seller’s acts before the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- In the Matter of Missionary Baptist Foundation of America, Inc., Debtors. Robert B. Wilson, Trustee v. Robert G. HuffmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation. Adams Extract Co., Great Northern Packaging Corp., Cfs Continental, Inc., Rossville Packing Co., Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc., Townhouse Furniture, Denver Meat Co., Carron Manufacturing Co., Ilikon Corp., Wittek Golf Supply Co., Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. Pleasure Hours, Inc., St. Joe Paper Co., the Continental Group, Olinkraft, Inc., Container Corporation of America, the Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, Owens-Illinois, Inc., MacMillan Bloedel, Inc., Inland Container Corp., Menasha Corp., U. S. Corrugated Fibre-Box Co., Stone Container Corp., Defendants- Appellants-Appellees. In Re Corrugated Container Antitrust Litigation. Adams Extract Co., Cfs Continental, Inc., Townhouse Furniture, Rossville Packing Co., Denver Meat Co., Carron Manufacturing Co., Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc., Ilikon Corp., Great Northern Packaging Corp., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, Pleasure Hours, Inc., London Dry Ltd., Plaintiffs- Objectors-Appellants-Appellees v. The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia, Stone Container Corp., Defendants-Appellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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- Hertzel v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Hertzel)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Jian Gang Chu v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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