Legal Opinion
In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation State of California v. Standard Oil Company of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1982No. 81-5117, 81-5930PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
These interlocutory appeals are before us under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). They arise from a group of antitrust actions brought against sixteen oil companies by the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington. The complaints, which are similar in all material respects, allege violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1 & 2. The portions of the complaints material to these appeals allege that the defendant oil companies combined and conspired to raise or stabilize the prices of refined petroleum products.
The cases were filed at various times between July…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- Kern-Tulare Water District v. City of BakersfieldDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1986
- J.B. Ex Rel. Hart v. ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Burton M. Abrams and Marguerite M. Abrams v. Interco IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings in Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation. State of Arizona v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Continental Oil Co. Gulf Oil Corp. Phillips Petroleum Co. Caribou Four Corners, Inc. And Powerine Oil Co., State of California v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Exxon Corp. Gulf Oil Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Atlantic Richfield Co. Getty Oil Co. And Phillips Petroleum Co., State of Oregon, on Behalf of Itself, Its Residents and All Political Subdivisions Within the State Similarly Situated v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. And Shell Oil Co., and Getty Oil Co. Gulf Oil Corp. And Phillips Petroleum Co., State of Washington, on Behalf of Itself and Its Public Entities and Residents v. Standard Oil Co. Of California Texaco, Inc. Union Oil Co. Of California Atlantic Richfield Co. Exxon Corp. Gulf Oil Corp. Mobil Oil Corp. Shell Oil Co., and Getty Oil Co. And Phillips Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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