Legal Opinion
Doug Lowell, MacKey Nolte v. American Cyanamid Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 9, 1999No. 98-6194PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, five Alabama farmers, have appealed a district court order dismissing an antitrust complaint for failure to join middlemen dealers as defendants pursuant to Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720, 97 S.Ct. 2061, 52 L.Ed.2d 707 (1977). We conclude that Illinois Brick has no application in a vertical conspiracy with no allegations of “pass-on.” The district court decision is vacated, and the case is remanded.
Background
Between 1989 and 1995, the defendant, American Cyanamid Company (“American Cyanamid”), maintained two similar rebate programs for its…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Crawford-El v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- In Re Beef Industry Antitrust Litigation, Mdl Docket No. 248. Pony Creek Cattle Co., Inc., Musselman Ranch Co., Etc., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., R. Dirk Agee v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Meat Price Investigators Association, Etc. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Richard S. Lowe v. Safeway Stores, Inc., A. L. Black v. Albertson's, Inc., (Two Cases). Chaparral Cattle Corp. v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Burke Petersen v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Ronald Becker, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarlysituated v. Safeway Stores, Inc., John O. Varian v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Meat Price Investigators Association v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Etc., Little Ranch Co., Inc. v. The National Association of Food Chains, Etc., Ronald Becker, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Persons Similarlysituated v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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- Riley v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
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