Legal Opinion
DeLoach v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 30, 2000No. Civ.A. 00-294(GK)PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KESSLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs 1 bring this putative class action on behalf of what they claim to be hundreds of thousands of tobacco growers and quota holders in the Southeast United States and elsewhere, alleging that Defendant tobacco companies 2 have unlawfully conspired, from before 1996 through the present, to engage in various anti-competitive activities, including bid-rigging, at tobacco auctions sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture. This matter is before the Court on Joint Defendants’ Motion to Transfer this action to the United States…
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