Legal Opinion
In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 4, 2001No. MDL No. 1261PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOIS, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY.................................................201
II. BACKGROUND...........................................................203
III. STANDARD FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION .204
IV. DISCUSSION.............................................................205
A. The Four Elements of Rule 23(a).........................................205
1. Numerosity........................................................205
2. Commonality.......................................................205
3. Typicality..........................................................207
4.…
2Cases cited67 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
- In Re: Linerboard Antitrust Litigation Winoff Industries, Inc. v. Stone Container Corporation Jefferson Smurfit Corp. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. International Paper Co. Georgia Pacific Corp. Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. Temple-Inland Inc. Gaylord Container Corp. Union Camp Corp. Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co. Tenneco, Inc. Tenneco Packaging Packaging Corporation of America General Refractories Company, on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Stone Container Corporation Stone Container Corporation, Jefferson Smurfit Corp., Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., International Paper Co., Georgia Pacific Corp., Weyerhaeuser Paper Co., Temple-Inland, Inc., Gaylord Container Corp., Union Camp Corp., Tenneco, Inc., Tenneco Packaging and Packaging Corporation of America, ( Amended Per Clerk's Order Dated 2/5/02)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Thomas & Thomas Rodmakers, Inc. v. Newport Adhesives & Composites, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2002
- In re Graphics Processing Units Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2008
- In re Linerboard Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
- Ross v. American Express Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2010
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