Legal Opinion
State of Alaska v. Chevron Chemical Company Phillips Pacific Chemical Company Western Farm Service, Inc. Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1982No. 79-4817PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
Alaska appeals from the summary judgment in favor of certain members of the agricultural fertilizer industry in the Northwest, the defendants in this antitrust action. We conclude that the district court erred in determining that direct purchases by the University of Alaska did not entitle the State of Alaska to sue as a direct purchaser of an allegedly price-fixed product. Therefore, we reverse and remand.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1975 the State of Alaska filed an antitrust class action complaint against certain large suppliers of agricultural fertilizer. As amended, the…
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