Legal Opinion
Murphy Tugboat Co. v. Shipowners & Merchants Towboat Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided March 6, 1979No. C-74-0189-WWSPublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT NOTWITHSTANDING THE VERDICT AND FOR NEW TRIAL
WILLIAM W SCHWARZER, District Judge.
Plaintiff charges defendants with having violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1, 2) and Section 17045 of the California Business and Professions Code. 1 After 28 days of trial and 5 days of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiff damages aggregating $700,000. Defendants have moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or alternatively for a new trial.
I. The Factual Background
The relevant facts established at the…
2Cases cited85 opinions
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- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Pope v. Intermountain Gas Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1982
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- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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