Legal Opinion
In Re Vehicle Carrier Services Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 18, 2017No. 15-3353, 15-3354 and 15-3355PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Ocean common carriers transport cargo between foreign countries and the United States. In this case, Plaintiffs 1 used the services of such carriers to transport vehicles. Some plaintiffs made arrangements with and received vehicles directly from the carriers (direct purchaser plaintiffs or “DPPs”), while other plaintiffs obtained the benefit of the carrier services by ultimately receiving vehicles transported from abroad (indirect purchaser plaintiffs or “IPPs”). Plaintiffs allege that Defendants, who are ocean common carriers, entered into…
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