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In re Pool Products Distribution Market Antitrust Litigation

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided August 31, 2015No. MDL No. 2328PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND REASONS

SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.

Indirect-Purchaser Plaintiffs (IPPs), together with Pentair Water Pool & Spa, Inc. (Pentair), move the Court to preliminarily approve a class action settlement between IPPs and Pentair.1 The parties also move the Court to certify a class for the purpose of the Pentair settlement. For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion.

I. Background

A. Factual Background

This is an antitrust case that direct-purchaser plaintiffs (DPPs) and indirect-purchaser plaintiffs (IPPs) filed against Pool and Manufacturer Defendants. Pool is the country’s…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. DukesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litig.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  2. Amy Hamm, et al. v. Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., et al.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2025
  3. Bardales v. Fontana & Fontana, LLCDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2020
  4. Ferrell v. Buckingham Property ManagementDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2020
  5. In Re: Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018

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