Legal Opinion
Kruman v. Christie's International PLC
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 13, 2002No. Docket No. 01-7309PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the extent to which the United States antitrust laws apply to conduct directed at foreign markets. The plaintiffs have filed a class action against the two largest auction houses in the world — Christie’s International Pic (“Christie’s”) and Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc. (“Sotheby’s”) — and a number of their local subsidiaries, directors and officers. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants entered into an agreement to fix the prices they charged their clients for their services as auctioneers. The plaintiffs all made purchases or sold goods in…
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