Legal Opinion
General Business Systems v. North American Philips Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1983No. Nos. 80-4566, 81-4386 and 81-4391PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
In 1977, General Business Systems (GBS) initiated a federal antitrust suit against N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken (NVP), a Netherlands corporation, and its American subsidiaries, North American Philips Corporation (NAP) and Philips Business Systems, Inc. (PBSI). The defendants cross-claimed against GBS and its sister corporation, Shasta General Systems (Shasta), alleging both federal antitrust and state law causes of action. GBS later sought sanctions against the Philips companies for alleged abuse of discovery. The district court refused to impose such sanctions and…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by41 opinions
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