Legal Opinion
Vasiliow Co. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided September 2, 1987No. 86 CV 3227PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLATT, District Judge.
This is a motion for class certification of a plaintiff and a defendant class as to both vertical and horizontal antitrust claims pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(a) and 23(b)(3).1 In the event the motion for certification of the defendant class is denied, plaintiffs *347move for leave to join additional defendants.
Plaintiffs in this action are independent wholesalers licensed to sell at wholesale beer throughout New York State. Memorandum in Support of Class Certification at p. 2. They have no contractual relationships with Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Miller Brewing Company, G.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Uniondale Beer Co. v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1987
- New York by Abrams v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Milk Products Antitrust Litigation. Rainy Lake One Stop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Sollenbarger v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1988
- Petitt v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Rainy Lake One Stop, Inc. v. Marigold Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999