Legal Opinion

Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. v. John Labatt, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 24, 1996No. 95-5435UnknownCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge:

The litigation giving rise to this appeal began when a locally owned dairy in Northern New Jersey sued a large Canadian corporation, its affiliates, and several New Jersey dairies purchased by the corporation in the 1980s. The plaintiff, Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. (“Ideal”), filed a complaint that raised breach of contract, tort, fraud, RICO, and antitrust claims. One of the defendants, Tuscan Dairy Farms (“Tuscan”), filed a counterclaim against Ideal seeking payment of unpaid invoices totalling over $2 million.

After extensive discovery proceedings,…

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. v. John Labatt, Ltd. John Labatt, Inc. Tuscan Dairy Farms, Inc. Johanna Dairies Incorporated Robert Facchina Abc Companies, 1 Through X (Fictitious Names of Labatt Affiliates That Actively Participated in the Monopolistic Practices Described Below, but Whose Identities Are Presently Unknown) John Does, 1 Through X (Fictitious Names of Officers And/or Directors of the Corporate Who Actively Participated in the Decision-Making Regarding the Monopolistic Practices Described Below, but Whose Identities Are Presently Unknown) Elmhurst Milk & Cream Company, Inc. Local 584, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Afl-Cio Honeywell Farms, Inc., T/a Elmhurst Dairy. Tuscan Dairy Farms, Inc., Defendant/third-Party v. Ideal Dairy Farms, Inc. Gilbert Levine Mark Greenberg, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
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