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Eastern Industries, Inc. v. Joseph Ciccone & Sons, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 16, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-4379PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

Charges by plaintiff, Eastern Industries, Inc. (Eastern) that defendant Joseph Ciccone & Sons, Inc. (Ciccone) instituted a bad faith antitrust lawsuit against it in August 1981, forms the predicate of this action for abuse of federal process. 1 In the alleged “bad faith” action, captioned Joseph Ciccone & Sons, Inc. v. Eastern Industries, No. 81-3203 (prior suit), Ciccone charged that defendants therein Eastern and Stabler Industries, Inc., violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2, and Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C.…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Wheeldin v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Baker v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tarkowski v. County of LakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  2. Voors v. National Women's Health Organization, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1985
  3. Joseph Ciccone & Sons, Inc. v. Eastern Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Tarkowski v. County of LakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. Fisher v. WhiteDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989

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