Legal Opinion
State of Florida Ex Rel. Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. Exxon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1976No. 74--3309PublishedCited by 133 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
In July of 1973, the State of Florida through its Attorney General commenced an ambitious and highly publicized antitrust action against seventeen major oil companies 1 in federal district court. Among the preliminary questions raised by the defendants was the right of the Attorney General, under Florida law,2 to initiate this action without explicit authorization from other departments, agencies, and political subdivisions of the state.3 Prior to ruling on the many other motions before it, the district court sought to resolve this threshold issue by staying the…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Lehman Brothers v. ScheinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- D'AMICO v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Gardner v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In Re Multidistrict Vehicle Air Pollution M.D.L. No. 31. State of California v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., Robert Morgan v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City of Philadelphia v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., State of New York v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City of New York v. Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., City and County of Denver v. American Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by133 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Hartigan v. E & E HAULING, INC.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. ShevinSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Transamerica Insurance Company v. Duro Bag Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Jefferson v. Lead Industries Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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