Legal Opinion

Theophil v. Sheller-Globe Corp.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided February 22, 1978No. 77 C 26PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NICKERSON, District Judge.

Defendants move to dismiss this purported class action complaint which alleges in Count I violations of the Sherman and Clayton Acts, in Count II a common law conspiracy to defraud, and in Count III a common law claim for punitive damages. Defendants make the motion pursuant to Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6) and 12(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and urge (1) that the complaint states no claim under the antitrust laws but merely a common law “fraud” claim, (2) that plaintiff as a retail consumer can show no injury to his “business or…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. United States v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Chattanooga Foundry & Pipe Works v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1906

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Maryland Ex Rel. Sachs v. Mid-Atlantic Toyota Distributors, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1983
  4. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. Reiter v. Sonotone CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978

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