Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania ex rel. Zimmerman v. Pepsico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 4, 1988No. 87-5351PublishedCited by 503 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision in this antitrust case of first impression under the Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act of 1980, 15 U.S.C. §§ 3501-3503, is whether the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a par-ens patriae plaintiff, properly set forth a claim on which relief could be granted in its complaint against PepsiCo, Inc., a soft drink manufacturer, and two Pepsi-Cola bottlers. After affording Pennsylvania an opportunity to amend, the district court analyzed the amended complaint’s allegations and, concluding that the plaintiff had failed to mount…
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