Legal Opinion
Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 14, 1979No. Civ. A. 74-2451, 74-3247 and M.D.L. 189PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.
CONTENTS
I. Preliminary Statement 892
II. The Parties’ Contentions Regarding the Size & Complexity of the Litigation 897
III. Discussion 899
A. Introduction 899
B. Construction of the Antitrust Statutes: Need We Reach the Seventh Amendment Issue? 900
C. The Seventh Amendment and the Historical Test 904
1. The Accounting Cases 907
a. Complex Accounting Cases and the Concurrent Jurisdiction of Law and Equity 907
b. The Concurrent Jurisdiction of Law and Equity After Merger 911
2. Other Complex Litigation 914
3. The Rationale of the Complex Accounting Cases 918
4.…
2Cases cited170 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Sri International v. Matsushita Electric Corporation of America and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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