Phillip M. Proctor v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. History of the Proceedings in This Case-- 312 A. The First District Court Decision _____ 312 B. The Court of Appeals Decision _______ 313 C. The Supreme Court’s Remand in Light of Royal Drug_____________________ 314 D. The District Court Decision on Remand ______________,______________ 315 II. Issues on Appeal______________________ 316 III.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. History of the Proceedings in This Case-- 312 A. The First District Court Decision _____ 312 B. The Court of Appeals Decision _______ 313 C. The Supreme Court’s Remand in Light of Royal Drug_____________________ 314 D. The District Court Decision on Remand ______________,______________ 315 II. Issues on Appeal______________________ 316 III. Appellants’ Claim of a Horizontal Restraint of Trade______________________■ 318 A. Whether the Alleged Horizontal Agreement Constitutes the “Business of Insurance” Under the McCarran Act____■ 318 1. The Interpretation of the…
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge:
This case is before us for the second time on appeal from a grant of summary judgment by the District Court. Appellants, several automobile repair shops, brought this suit ten years ago alleging that appel*311lees, five automobile insurance companies,1 had conspired to fix the price of automobile body damage repair work in violation of section 1 et seq. of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (1976).2 Appellants’ theory of liability has changed somewhat over the course of this litigation. Essentially, they now claim that the insurance companies agreed…
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