Legal Opinion
Delaware Valley Surgical Supply Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 30, 2008No. 08-55105PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal stems from a disagreement between two different groups of plaintiffs about who has standing as a “direct purchaser” to bring a claim under federal antitrust laws. One group consists of Delaware Valley Surgical Supply Company, Inc., (“DVSS”) and Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center (“Niagara”). They are both entities that bought medical supplies directly from Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries (“J & J”). The other plaintiff is Bamberg County Memorial Hospital & Nursing Center (“Bamberg”), a hospital that had a contract with J & J setting a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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