Legal Opinion
Professional Adjusting Systems of America, Inc. v. General Adjustment Bureau, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 6, 1974No. Nos. 72 Civ. 5122, 73 Civ. 848PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge:
A motion is now made to certify this antitrust action as a class action.
This action was instituted by the plaintiff on behalf of itself and as representative of other independent insurance adjusters throughout the United States. The defendant General Adjustment Bureau (“GAB”) is a corporation in the business of adjusting and settling insurance claims. Its stock was owned by approximately 175 insurance companies 1 which issue insurance policies for property damage.2
The complaint in the Chambers and Barber action, filed on April 24, 1972, in the United States District…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Green v. Wolf Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Brisco HUFF, on Behalf of Himself and Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. N. D. CASS COMPANY OF ALABAMA, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Philadelphia Electric Co. v. Anaconda American Brass Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Sirota v. Solitron Devices, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- In Re Alford Chevrolet-GeoTexas Supreme Court · 1999
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