Legal Opinion

Freedom Watch, Inc. v. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec)

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 4, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2012-0731PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, United States District Judge

Plaintiff Freedom Watch, Inc (“Freedom Watch”) instituted this action against the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) on May 7, 2012, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 (2006), and the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 15, 26 (2006). See Complaint(“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1-2. On January 15, 2013, this Court granted OPEC’s motion to dismiss for lack' of service of process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(5), finding that Freedom Watch’s attempts to serve OPEC violated Austrian law, see…

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