Legal Opinion
Central Iowa Refuse Systems, Inc. v. Des Moines Metropolitan Solid Waste Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1983No. 83-1039, 83-1107PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This antitrust case raises a difficult question concerning the “state action” exemption from the federal antitrust laws. Plaintiff Central Iowa Refuse Systems, Inc. (CIRS) brought this action against the Des Moines Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency (Metro), and its constituent members, Polk County, Iowa and fifteen Iowa municipalities including the city of Des Moines (the municipal defendants). Metro operates a solid waste disposal site within the Des Moines metropolitan area, and plaintiff CIRS operates a similar facility outside the metropolitan area. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- City of Lafayette v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
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